Codie Sanchez: Distribution Is the New Moat for AI Startups
dhruv2038 · x · 2026-09-15
Investor Codie Sanchez argues that "distribution is the new moat": almost every AI founder pitching her has built a product but no audience to sell it to. As model capabilities converge, her core claim is that AI startups without distribution channels are unlikely to win.
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