LangChain founder: pick a small group of demanding customers and build for them
hwchase17 · x · 2026-09-04
Quoting a breakdown of Cursor's early work with Shopify, OpenAI and NVIDIA — "not all ARR early on is created equal," what matters is selecting thoughtful, avant-garde, demanding customers who act as pressurizing functions — LangChain founder Harrison Chase confirms LangChain still applies this to every launch: find the small group of customers who will push hardest, build for them, and make them happy.
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