We talked about the "Model Wars" (Gemini vs. GPT) in our first issue.
But while everyone was watching the giants fight, Anthropic just dropped a nuclear bomb on the software industry.
This week, the new Claude Opus 4.5 didn't just pass the standard coding benchmarks. For the first time ever, it outperformed human engineering candidates in internal hiring tests.
The "2-Hour" Test
In a controlled test mimicking a standard 2-hour engineering exam, Opus 4.5 beat the humans on:
Tool Usage: 98.1% accuracy (Humans were lower).
Self-Correction: It didn't just write code; it ran it, saw the error, fixed it, and re-ran it without being asked.
Why this scares (and excites) me
For the last 3 years, we have said, "AI won't replace you; a human using AI will."
Claude Opus 4.5 is the first model that challenges that safety blanket. It is capable of "deep work"navigating terminals, using browsers, and acting like an autonomous employee rather than a tool.
The "Growth Forge AI" Takeaway
If you are a non-technical founder, your barrier to entry just dropped to zero.
You no longer need a "technical co-founder" to build your MVP. You need a subscription to Claude Opus and the ability to articulate your vision clearly.
The shift for 2026: The most valuable skill in the world is no longer "writing code." It is "System Architecture" knowing what to build, not just how to build it.
Your Move: If you have a "dead idea" in your notebook—] an app or tool you never built because hiring devs was too expensive dust it off. Go to Claude today, paste your idea, and say: "Act as a Senior Engineer. Write the full file structure for this project."
You might be surprised to find you can build the whole thing yourself before the weekend is over.
To the future,
Darshan Ahirrao,Velocity
