What Should Founders Build When Models Change Weekly? Arcana Panel's Three Takeaways
soleio · x · 2026-10-08
At a packed design conversation at Arcana hosted by Soleio and Felicis, designers with backgrounds at Instagram, OpenAI, Airtable, and early Facebook tackled the question of what early-stage founders should build when models change every week. While the discussion was off the record, the host shared takeaways:
- Build so better models make your product better, not irrelevant.
- Create something that compounds beyond the model, like network effects or unique data.
- Stay willing to change your mind.
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