A blog post says most AI companies should consider exiting within 12–18 months
vaibhavbetter · x · 2026-07-29
The quoted blog post argues that most AI companies should consider exiting within the next 12–18 months. It draws a parallel with the 1995–2001 internet era, when roughly 2,000 companies went public but only a tiny fraction survived, and says that even companies with rising revenue will still be affected by market, competition, and adoption shifts.
The author says founders should seriously evaluate whether selling or exiting during the current upswing could maximize value. A few companies — explicitly including OpenAI and Anthropic — are described as exceptions that should not exit, but the majority may be better off doing so while conditions are still favorable.
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