Then he is either making an extra $3,000/month or working 30 hours less per month. If the former isn’t true, I am extremely doubtful that the latter is.
Seems more likely that he is over estimating the value that LLMs are bringing him. Or he is an extreme outlier, which is why I was asking for further details
At $100/hr (not unreasonable for Sr. SWE) - he just needs to save 30 hrs/mo.
Not to mention the opportunity cost of using that time on more impactful activities on their startup. AI can be a force multiplier for sure.