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Oct 16, 12:31 AM
RT @relativityspace: Fall has arrived, and with it more Terran R program progress across design, build, test, and launch. 🏗️ Build: The fi…
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Oct 15, 11:17 PM
RT @Helion_Energy: Out today: Helion receives Conditional Use Permit to start the next phase of construction of Orion, the world’s first co…
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Oct 15, 10:57 PM
RT @PhilipJohnst0n: Thanks @NVIDIA for highlighting our work at @Starcloud_Inc1! Exciting to partner to put the first H100 GPU chip for AI…
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Oct 15, 10:00 PM
Congrats to @nova_credit on their $35M Series D! Nova is building the credit bureau of the future—helping nearly 100M Americans with limited or no credit history access financial products. They're powering decisions for major banks and 7,000+ businesses. https://t.co/RqPFtYNKAN
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Oct 15, 9:31 PM
RT @Ishaank1999: Introducing chunkr-layout-1. Layout is where document intelligence starts, we just leveled it up. - Benched on 1,013 hand…
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Oct 15, 8:59 PM
Alai (@getalai) helps you create high-quality presentations faster. Designed for iteration, quality, and speed, Alai turns rough ideas into decks you’re proud to present. https://t.co/pTcHjdiApn https://t.co/fX5t8ggpLd
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Oct 15, 8:19 PM
RT @magicpatterns: You can now connect your Magic Patterns design to Open AI in our new integrations tab. Building a chatbot or chat app i…
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Oct 15, 7:30 PM
Congrats to @john__glasgow and @Meet_campfire on their $63M Series B! Campfire is building the AI-native ERP for finance & accounting teams. They're reimagining how finance teams work, helping them close 5× faster and reclaim 144 days a year. 10× YTD growth. Customers migrated off SAP. Trusted by Replit, Decagon, PostHog, Heidi Health & Klarity. https://t.co/9gx7Bnx8gd
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Oct 15, 7:01 PM
RT @weaverobotics: It’s a delicate dance to build practical home robots 🔊👯‍♀️ https://t.co/kLmuTcSgNU
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Oct 15, 6:32 PM
RT @harjtaggar: Campfire (YC S23) is growing at remarkable speed as they're simultaneously grabbing earlier stage customers who become too…
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Oct 15, 6:05 PM
Dedalus Labs (@dedaluslabs) is building the infrastructure layer for agentic AI—the simplest way to build and deploy complex agents across any model and any tool. Congrats on the launch, @itsCathyDi & @WindsorNguyen! https://t.co/vxjzXtA6tA https://t.co/djFsGAOWKx
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Oct 15, 5:52 PM
RT @itsCathyDi: We just raised an $11M seed to help developers build complex agents across any model and any tool in 5 lines of code. Our r…
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Oct 15, 5:30 PM
RT @_WEEXIAO: We've raised $7M to help companies build AI agents that actually learn and work. @Osmosis_AI is a platform for companies to…
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Oct 15, 5:01 PM
Structured AI (@getstructuredai) is an AI workforce for pre-construction design engineering. They save engineers 30% of their time by automating documentation and validating designs directly inside the software teams already use. Congrats on the launch, @stingrayzz22, @Green181024 and @brandonstarxel!
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Oct 15, 4:30 PM
Woz (@WithWoz1) has raised $6M to launch the first AI Product Factory. AI prototyping is easy. Building apps that real businesses can trust? Not so much. Woz changes that. Start building your mobile app today: https://t.co/MurBc2oV2a Congrats @BenjaminT007 & @ChefEckert on the seed and launch!
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Oct 15, 4:02 PM
Fernstone is an AI-powered insurance brokerage for businesses. Their platform handles the back and forth with carriers, autonomously files paperwork, and instantly responds to customer requests. Congrats on the launch, @lukebbutton, @James_R_Chen, and @BryantLe18! https://t.co/iuDWVaTy8N
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Oct 15, 3:01 PM
Hyperspell (@hyperspell) gives AI agents memory. It connects to Slack, Gmail, Notion, and Drive, so agents get context and remember what they learn. Congrats @conor_ai and @maebert on the launch! https://t.co/WkfMWkUs5p https://t.co/BQj8QMpdkF
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Oct 15, 2:11 PM
RT @aaron_epstein: Founders are lucky to get to work with and learn from this incredible crew!
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Oct 15, 1:00 PM
Canvas from @Spine_AI is an unlimited visual workspace for AI — where you can think, branch, and collaborate across hundreds of models. Chat works for Q&A. Canvas is for thinking. https://t.co/thZKTQWq0w Congrats on the launch @BudhkarAkshay & @AshwinVRaman! https://t.co/vyaNLQE88D
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Oct 15, 11:00 AM
Waydev AI (@waydevco) is the AI-native conversational platform for Engineering Intelligence. Ask questions like “What’s our AI adoption rate?”, “How’s our cycle time trending?”, “Which teams drive the most impact?” Instant insights, no dashboards. https://t.co/b2YsuqATPI
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Oct 14, 12:16 AM
RT @zanehengsperger: welcome to our 4 month old startup: @noxmetals >finished up yc a few months ago >detroit wartime factory revitalized…
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Oct 14, 12:12 AM
RT @aaron_epstein: Agencies of the future are going to look a lot different with AI. @_claybird is building an AI ad agency that creates s…
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Oct 13, 10:03 PM
RT @zenorocha: https://t.co/72VI5p3RVE just surpassed MJML in downloads. It's now the #1 most used email development framework. https://t.…
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Oct 13, 9:13 PM
RT @wen_rahme: Announcing the @MetorialAi Hackathon hosted by @ycombinator. > Winner gets guaranteed YC interview! > Nov 1st-2nd, 24 hours…
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Oct 13, 8:40 PM
After 1M+ downloads of their previous model, @nanonets is launching Nanonets-OCR2, a next-gen suite for image-to-markdown conversion & visual QA. From LaTeX math & tables → mermaid charts, signatures → watermarks. It handles it all. https://t.co/qK76htUkO6
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Oct 13, 8:13 PM
RT @0interestrates: It's launch week @JuliusAI_. 5 days 5 launches Day 1: SQL Server Data Connector Now you can connect your SQL Server t…
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Oct 13, 7:50 PM
RT @reductoai: Tomorrow marks a new chapter for Reducto. We’re crossing 1 billion pages processed since our inception, and we’re not slowi…
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Oct 13, 6:19 PM
RT @adi_singh133: @agentmail_to is hosting the first HackHalloween at the @ycombinator office -- brought to you by @Replit, @livekit, @brow…
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Oct 13, 6:00 PM
.@Pulse__AI just launched Ultra Nano, their new enterprise-focused document extraction model with complete self-hosting, already running across Fortune 50s, insurers, investment firms, banks, and foundational model labs. https://t.co/Yvoajxl8Gy Congrats on the launch, @sid_mnk and @ritvikpandey21!
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Oct 13, 5:00 PM
🐦@_claybird is an agent that plans, generates, and edits your AI video ad. Marketers rely on slow, expensive agencies to produce ads. With Claybird, they go from idea to studio-quality ad in minutes. https://t.co/PFE7rJVOPl Congrats @_AbdullahNauman & @sadjamz_! https://t.co/5yANw2t8hj
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Oct 13, 4:37 PM
RT @aaron_epstein: "The best companies care about design." So many insights from @karrisaarinen in this conversation, including: - superpo…
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Oct 13, 4:00 PM
Clicks (https://t.co/gxJWa7Xl6V) automates repetitive back-office work for recruiting & executive search firms, saving 60% on costs while reducing time-to-close. Describe your process via video call or documentation, and they'll ensure it's automated exactly your way. https://t.co/R6f6da7EYS
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Oct 13, 3:00 PM
ComplyDo (@ComplyD0) automates how enterprises comply with hundreds of global regulations. Already used by leading global players to replace months of manual work, reduce consulting hours, and accelerate market access. Without a fleet of consultants. https://t.co/VpcLqrcbeT Congrats on the launch, @SchuhmannLeo, Moritz, and Matthias!
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Oct 13, 2:07 PM
Karri Saarinen (@karrisaarinen), co-founder and CEO of Linear, was the first designer at Coinbase and a lead designer at Airbnb. On Design Review with YC's @aaron_epstein, he shares how his design background shaped Linear's product philosophy, why quality and craft matter from day one, what founders should look for when hiring, and how AI is changing the way teams build. 02:00 – Lessons learned from YC, Coinbase, and Airbnb 06:00 – Building trust through brand and design 08:24 – Linear’s brand: craft, quality, and authenticity 10:40 – Why sales is part of the brand experience 13:10 – Shipping fast without losing quality 17:18 – Hiring for product taste and judgment 19:28 – Superpowers of designers as founders 21:12 – Advice for designers considering founding a startup 23:26 – Why founders should care about design from day one 25:24 – Tips for creating products that stand out 28:24 – Balancing creative freedom with shipping timelines 28:56 – How AI is changing design and product work 30:44 – Why AI won’t replace designers (and what shifts to expect) 32:44 – The future of product and design teams with AI
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Oct 13, 1:48 PM
RT @coledermo: Demoed @PayWithLocus at @ycombinator's Agent Day Agents can finally pay; safely, autonomously, and by policy Agent wallets…
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Oct 13, 5:40 AM
RT @imbereket: make something people want https://t.co/Rl2uyTmwuC
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Oct 12, 10:47 PM
RT @moeintechoff: It was an eye-opening experience at @ycombinator yesterday exploring the world of Voice/Video AI. Hosted by @GoogleDeepM…
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Oct 12, 2:27 PM
RT @wen_rahme: got into @ycombinator F25 after they rejected us last batch last time: me and @tobiasherber_ worked a year on our idea. the…
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Oct 12, 1:44 PM
RT @t_blom: We're hosting an event for CFOs and Finance Teams in San Francisco. Some of the top YC startups will explain how their softwar…
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Oct 11, 11:00 PM
RT @kobyjconrad: The amount of people judging me for building Sunflower is insane “What qualifications do you have to do this?” 👀 Idk ma…
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Oct 8, 6:27 AM
RT @raphaelschaad: Opened my first Office Hours for @ycombinator founders today! Four companies, entirely different spaces, facing differe…
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Oct 8, 4:00 AM
RT @mattppal: Some of the best energy I’ve seen at a tech event! We used a “tossable” microphone for guest questions Here’s a live throw…
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Oct 7, 11:09 PM
RT @siddhzx: Awesome night! Thank you @ycombinator for setting this up + @snowmaker for listening to me talk about the future of American e…
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Oct 7, 9:18 PM
RT @ksw_arman: 5 months ago I broke 2M+ views on a meme post about moving to SF to find pmf (see my pinned post) but now im hyped to annou…
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Oct 7, 9:18 PM
RT @_vedantvyas: Some recent updates at @opennote_me: - Create practice problems + flashcards from your notes - Publish your learning + se…
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Oct 7, 8:41 PM
RT @khawajasn: None of what we do would be possible without our partner fishermen. Over the past year, @ShinkeiSystems has scaled on every…
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Oct 7, 8:26 PM
RT @davj: ANNOUNCEMENT: We finally did it Years of negotiation One perfect domain @tryfondo is now https://t.co/FRSWiKpEYw 100x easier…
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Oct 7, 7:54 PM
RT @francedot: just woke up to find we're #1 trending on GitHub! what a wild ride - and awesome to see 3 YC teams up there together! https:…
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Oct 7, 7:32 PM
RT @dvdhsu: This morning at Retool Summit, we introduced application generation in Retool — where, for the first time, you can generate app…
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Oct 7, 6:55 PM
RT @reggitales: Dex is live. Escape the context-switching nightmare. Your browser just got a brain. https://t.co/tnxcgHRlzT
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Oct 7, 6:30 PM
Congrats to @furtheraicom on their $25M Series A! By automating submission intake, policy comparison, claims processing, and compliance workflows, FurtherAI eliminates busywork so insurance professionals can focus on strategy and growth. https://t.co/7UeMmkXBII
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Oct 7, 6:00 PM
Amina from @AminoAnalytica is an AI agent for end-to-end protein engineering. Design novel therapeutics through conversation instead of wrestling with hundreds of fragmented tools. Congrats on the launch @amino_abhi & @adaminoacid! https://t.co/CSHjTvWgFL https://t.co/tm1izF2pnr
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Oct 7, 5:39 PM
RT @jesslivingston: In the latest Social Radars, we talk to Jen Herbach of Adventris, which is working on a cancer vaccine. She was in the…
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Oct 7, 5:27 PM
RT @paulg: One reason Replit's revenue is growing so fast is that they're in the equivalent of a high-performance climb. They weren't just…
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Oct 7, 5:00 PM
SlopeScore from @slopepay is the first cash flow score purpose-built for business lending, helping fintechs, banks, and lenders unlock more credit access for SMBs. Congrats on the launch, @LawLM, @alicevdeng, and the Slope team! https://t.co/KgUyMXR7k5 https://t.co/VhLZNLTtcJ
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Oct 7, 4:00 PM
Cranston AI (@cranston_ai) does your company’s bookkeeping & taxes with AI. Their agents pull in context from across the business and, after human review, file a full corporate tax return with the IRS. https://t.co/Zg950m5cz8 Congrats on the launch @seanobannon_ & @MaxMinsker! https://t.co/MzCt7mxZq0
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Oct 7, 3:18 PM
RT @sgondala2: We raised $25M in Series A funding, led by @a16z ( @joeschmidtiv, @astrange) @furtheraicom is building the first AI workspa…
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Oct 7, 3:00 PM
Your users want to chat with their data. Your engineers don't have 3 months to build it. @useCamelAI's embeddable API gives teams production-ready data chat in 5 minutes. Congrats on the launch, @illiana_reed, @isabella_patane, and @Vercantez! https://t.co/9GTkPBjuP2
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Oct 7, 2:00 PM
Jordan Fisher (@JordanFisherEzr) is the co-founder & CEO of Standard AI and now leads an AI alignment research team at Anthropic. In his talk at AI Startup School, he frames the future of startups through questions rather than answers—asking how founders should navigate a world where AGI may be just a few years away. 0:00 – Why He's More Confused Than Ever 2:00 – Should You Even Start a Startup? 5:00 – Planning Beyond the Next Model 8:00 – Will Software Be Commoditized? 11:00 – Building AI-Native Teams 14:00 – Trust, Security, and Agents 18:00 – Auditing & Guardrails 21:00 – Alignment & Economic Pressure 24:00 – Data, Defensibility, and Hard Problems 28:00 – Neutrality and Control 32:00 – Changing the World vs. Just Making Money 36:00 – Build Something People Want (and Need) 39:00 – Audience Q&A
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Oct 6, 10:26 PM
RT @marvy_101: That's me, @davidaladee and @therealdajayi !!!!! We launched about a year ago, people have swiped 20 Million times, and we…
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Oct 4, 5:13 AM
RT @aaron_epstein: The Openroll founders have built the most precise comp benchmarking agent, to compare against salaries in specific roles…
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Oct 4, 2:33 AM
RT @supabase: Finding product market fit - Fireside Chat with Christina Cacioppo @christinacaci, Co-Founder and CEO at @TrustVanta and Ha…
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Oct 4, 2:09 AM
RT @_alisawu: we applied to @ycombinator 21 days late and got into f25. this year was slowly then all at once after i got my lucky break t…
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Oct 4, 12:51 AM
RT @MaxMinsker: Life update: Me and @seanobannon_ moved to SF to do @ycombinator this fall. Austin was sick, but pumped to be in SF! Let's…
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Oct 3, 11:01 PM
RT @harjtaggar: No database company has grown this fast before. That makes it hard to predict by analogy how big @supabase could end up bei…
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Oct 3, 8:01 PM
RT @kyriakosel: We are launching today Tyran AI - the easiest way to create health agents. Tyran makes it super easy to: - connect any hea…
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Oct 3, 6:43 PM
RT @APolakof: Today we’re excited to share that @useflai has raised a $4.5 million seed round led by @firstround with participation from @y…
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Oct 3, 6:42 PM
RT @davecyen: Supabase Select at YC w/ @francedot @konstiwohlwend Fun hearing the origin story from @AntWilson @kiwicopple - when they fir…
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Oct 3, 6:32 PM
🪽@SafetyWing is launching health plans for US startups. Flat pricing, no deductible/co-pay, global coverage, including contractors. https://t.co/q45wBvZ4a4 https://t.co/EVO82F1SvQ
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Oct 3, 5:55 PM
RT @dessaigne: Oneleet grew to $10M+ ARR without spending a single dollar of investor capital. A testament to the product, the team, and th…
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Oct 3, 5:02 PM
RT @garrytan: Great goals track outputs and outcomes (paying users, retention) Vanity goals track inputs (impressions, launches, press rel…
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Oct 3, 4:24 PM
RT @paulg: Organizations that can't measure performance end up measuring performativeness instead.
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Oct 3, 3:35 PM
Congrats to @useflai on their $4.5M seed round! Flai helps automotive dealerships bring in more customers by handling all communication before they walk in the door — across calls, text, and email. https://t.co/P5Yo4MZM64
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Oct 3, 3:00 PM
Nexus (@nexus_gpt) helps non-technical teams build production-ready AI agents without code. Orange's business team shipped an agent generating $4M+/month in just one week using Nexus. https://t.co/AX1q8ijchT Congrats on the launch, @achammah1 & @ShadyShoha! https://t.co/RupGQ6MNqj
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Oct 3, 2:13 PM
RT @garrytan: We talk about moats and that is a useful concept but maybe less so right at the beginning of your startup journey Moats are…
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Oct 3, 2:02 PM
In the early days, the only moat that startups have is speed. Once you make something people want, the question becomes what deeper moats can you build on to defend against the competition. On the @LightconePod, @garrytan, @harjtaggar, @sdianahu, and @snowmaker dive into Hamilton Helmer’s Seven Powers framework to find out how these moats show up in practice today in AI startups. 00:00 - The Moat Problem 01:30 - The Seven Powers Framework 04:20 - When to Think About Moats 08:40 - Forward Deployed Engineering 10:18 - Process Power 14:34 - Cornered Resources 19:30 - Switching Costs 24:54 - Counter Positioning 31:24 - The Workforce Displacement Reality 34:00 - Brand & Speed as Moats 37:30 - Network Economies 41:00 - Scale Economies 43:44 - Final Advice
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Oct 3, 2:00 AM
RT @raphaelschaad: Founders sharing hard-earned lessons with new founders is what makes this community so powerful. Especially when each f…
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Oct 3, 1:03 AM
RT @DeepgramAI: Voice agents don’t sound natural when they interrupt too early or wait too long. Today we’re launching Flux, the first Con…
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Oct 2, 10:42 PM
RT @_anishgupta_: Excited to announce our company @playvisionai is backed by @ycombinator ! If you’re a college basketball coach looking t…
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Oct 2, 8:16 PM
RT @usmangul: 💥 Product Launch💥 Today, we are launching Metal as a layer of super intelligence for founders raising venture rounds. Our v…