AI startups require new strategies: This time it's actually different
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AI startups require new strategies: This time it's actually different
Earlier this year we met with our Limited Partners. Their top question was “will the AI transition destroy your existing cloud companies?”
We began with a strong default of “no.” The classic battle between startups and incumbents is a horse race between startups building distribution and incumbents building product. Can the young companies with coo... See more
We began with a strong default of “no.” The classic battle between startups and incumbents is a horse race between startups building distribution and incumbents building product. Can the young companies with coo... See more
Pat Grady • Generative AI’s Act O1
So, what exactly has OpenAI done differently? Expanding on Altman’s comments and adding a few others.
- Going to market with a consumer and an enterprise product. ChatGPT Enterprise just launched. There’s ChatGPT Plus for $20/month for consumers. Is ChatGPT just product-led growth for the enterprise product, or will OpenAI run two playbooks: one to b
Matt Rickard • The Contrarian Strategy of OpenAI
Of course, there are major ethical issues to work out—leaps forward in technology often walk a fine line between deeply-impactful and dystopian. Among the questions we need to figure out:
- Who is responsible for AI’s mistakes?
- Who is the creator of an AI work? Is it the AI? The developers? The person who wrote the prompt? The people whose work was use
Rex Woodbury • AI in 2023: The Application Layer Has Arrived
While many of the prior innovations in AI were striking and exciting (AlexNet, CNNs, RNNs, GANs etc) this time does feel different for a few reasons. There is reason to believe while incumbents should capture a good amount of the value in this wave, startups will take a bigger share of AI generated value this time around.