YC Startup Problems Become a $25K Feature for Big Lab PMs
Kyrannio · x · 2026-07-31
A viral tweet highlights a harsh reality for AI startups: the complex problems YC startups strive to solve are often eventually bought as a mere capability by a big AI lab PM for $25,000 and forgotten.
This reflects the existential threat to wrapper startups as foundational models rapidly absorb new capabilities.
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