Can AI Agents Build Real Businesses? | Kelly Claude creator Austen Allred

Can AI Agents Build Real Businesses? | Kelly Claude creator Austen Allred

Published: April 20, 2026

Duration: 1:14:37

Austen Allred joins Bankless to unpack Kelly Claude, the AI agent he has given an LLC, bank accounts, a token, and even a human employee. They explore how Kelly finds software opportunities, ships apps to the App Store, learns through orchestration and factory-style workflows, and why crypto rails may be the missing layer for agent-to-agent commerce.

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