'What's your moat' called the worst AI-era question, founders flip it back on VCs vs Sequoia
sahilypatel · x · 2026-10-08
A debate over moats is brewing on X. Developer n0w00j called "what's your moat" the shittiest question in the AI era — anyone can just go build the same thing, so why ask? He vows to start counter-grilling VCs: "What's your moat vs Sequoia? What's stopping Benchmark from winning deals from you?"
sahilypatel amplified the comeback. The exchange captures a real AI-startup anxiety: when model capabilities commoditize fast, technical moats are hard to sustain — and the same logic cuts against VCs' own differentiation.
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