AI companies may split into research-heavy teams and best-in-class product teams
marvinvonhagen · x · 2026-07-27
A reply highlights what it sees as a new pattern in AI: research-heavy teams pairing with strong product teams.
- It cites Cognition / Poke and Midjourney / Co-Star as examples.
- The point is that best-in-class model or research talent and best-in-class consumer product talent rarely coexist naturally in one team.
- The comment suggests this separation may become a defining feature of the next phase of AI companies.
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