1,000 AI copycats: Smart Bear founder on building advantages that can't be replicated
prasanna_says · x · 2026-10-14
- Smart Bear founder Jason Cohen's essay "Real Unfair Advantages" is recirculating with an AI twist.
- With 1,000 startups each in support AI and sales AI, any good idea launches as number 1,001 — and AI makes copying faster than ever.
- His thesis: "so good they can't ignore you" is no longer enough; you need moats built from details, edge cases and unglamorous hard work that others won't replicate.
- Real advantages must be both uncopyable and unbaggable — insider knowledge and similar assets, not passion or "lean" execution.
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