Technical moats are over: the only durable ones are data, network effects, and hardware
HankYeomans · x · 2026-10-12
In a widely shared X exchange, nikitabier argues technical moats are mostly gone and only three durable ones remain: proprietary data, network effects, and a physical component. Tom Preston-Werner (sqs) adds that the only real moat is understanding customers' needs and future tech capabilities better than anyone else. A crisp summary of how builders think about defensibility when AI commoditizes software.
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