Lab Releases One Feature at a Time, Startup's 'Moat' Keeps Shrinking
josh_bickett · x · 2026-09-19
A biting joke about frontier labs crushing startups: each lab announcement (Astra, Astra Medical, free Urdu version) forces the startup to retreat to a new 'moat' — industry harness, geographic niche, cheaper price — until there's nothing left.
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