Three types of AI startups — model, deployment, data — and you'll likely end up doing all
animesh_garg · x · 2026-10-12
Jason Shuman outlines three types of AI startups — model companies, deployment companies, and data companies — noting you may start as one but will likely become multiple. Animesh Garg agrees: in the agent era everyone eventually needs to do everything, as horizontal interfaces are no longer efficient enough and vertical integration becomes a virtuous cycle.
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