Andrew Powers
Founder & CEO at PageLines and Co-founder & CEO at Fiction.com
Architecting autonomous agentic workflows and positioning as an Agentic Architect for the 2026 economy.
Intro
I'm Andrew Powers, the Founder and CEO of PageLines and Fiction.com. My career has been a journey from engineering medical imaging systems to scaling a WordPress framework to over a million installations and $8M ARR. Currently, I'm obsessed with the shift from simple AI features to fully autonomous agentic workflows, building the infrastructure at Fiction.com to support millions of daily interactions. I’m passionate about the intersection of deep engineering and aggressive GTM strategy, often drawing on classical philosophy and psychology to navigate the tech landscape. I believe the current AI shift requires us to unlearn old habits and focus on 'human-service' value that can't be automated. I’m here to connect with technical founders and 'Little AI' developers who are moving away from corporate wrappers and toward real, open-source innovation. Let’s talk about building the agentic future.
Networking
What I can offer
- ›Bridge between deep engineering and aggressive GTM growth
- ›Expertise in scaling SaaS to millions of users
- ›Insights into open-source AI infrastructure and agentic automation
What I'm looking for
- ›Technical founders and GTM engineers
- ›Developers experimenting with open-source agents
- ›exploring mutual opportunities in AI automation
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Background
Career
Began in medical imaging and wireless technology before transitioning to SaaS. Founded PageLines in 2009, scaling it to 1M+ users, followed by Darwin AI Analytics, and currently leading Fiction.com in the AI agent space.
Education
MBA in Innovation from San Diego State University (2008); Master of Engineering in Wireless Technology from University of Utah (2005); BS in Electrical Engineering from Utah State University (2004).
Achievements
- ›Scaled PageLines to 1M+ installations and $8M ARR
- ›Secured $2.3M in licensing deals for Fiction.com
- ›Architected AI infrastructure with 180ms latency for 2M+ daily interactions
- ›Reduced production incidents by 73% at Fiction.com
- ›First Place in MOOT Corp Business Plan Competition
Opinions
- Major AI players are uninspired and coordinating rather than competing.
- If a job can be done remotely, it is already obsolete and will be replaced by an agent.
- Long-term expertise can be an anchor that prevents necessary unlearning in the AI era.
- AI is currently making the web worse because people use it to skip judgment rather than amplify taste.
Personality
Communication style
Provocative, contrarian, and authoritative with a 'tough love' approach; uses punchy, short-sentence formatting.
Formality — 4/10
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