The startup paradox: AI makes building infinitely cheap, but kills moats faster than ever
signulll · x · 2026-09-22
signulll lays out the core paradox of founding a startup right now: it may be both the best and worst time to start a company.
- The opportunity surface is nearly infinite: AI keeps collapsing the cost of building, experimenting, and entering new markets.
- Advantages expire faster than ever: anything obviously valuable gets copied, bundled, or commoditized almost instantly.
- The big players ship fast too: Meta, OpenAI, and Anthropic are iterating rapidly — founders are running downhill while the giants chase in a luxury bus with high beams on.
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