Mollick: The Real AI Startup Lesson Is Using Machines, Not Selling Shovels

Wharton professor Ethan Mollick argues the 'sell picks and shovels' advice misleads AI founders; the Industrial Revolution analogy shows that those who used machines to make everything cheaper built more wealth than machine makers.

2026-10-30 ~ 2026-10-30 · 3 related posts

• Ethan Mollick: 'sell picks and shovels' is the wrong lesson for AI startups — emollick · 2026-10-30
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