Three conditions for startups to get cited in AI answers: claim, mentions, ranking page
nikvassev · x · 2026-09-06
nikvassev outlines three conditions for a startup to appear in AI-generated answers: a one-sentence category claim a model can lift, mentions from other people in that category, and a page that already ranks for the revenue-generating query — essentially a minimal AEO playbook.
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