- Published on August 13, 2025
- In AI Features
‘Agentic AI Companies Are a Cross Between McKinsey and Infosys’
The gap between a quick prototype and a production-ready system is wider than many care to admit.
- By Mohit Pandey
Over the last year, the internet has been flooded with confident predictions about AI agents replacing entire departments, automating complex workflows, and reshaping how companies operate. Yet, the impact of these agents is barely visible in most enterprises’ financial statements.
Some companies, for instance, reporting $100 million in Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) with AI end up paying $120 million in OpenAI or Anthropic API bills – resulting in losses overall.
The technology exists, but the transformation, more importantly the money it was supposed to trigger, remains elusive.
Mukesh Bansal, founder of Nurix, CureFit, and Myntra, pointed out the disconnect between the AI agent hype and its actual production deployment in a recent LinkedIn post.
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Mohit Pandey
Mohit writes about AI in simple, explainable, and often funny words. He's especially passionate about chatting with those building AI for Bharat, with the occasional detour into AGI.
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