"There is no moat": founders coasting is the real death sentence
firstadopter · x · 2026-10-29
A short take resonating in AI circles: there is no moat — the only thing that matters is how badly your team wants to win. If the founders are coasting, you're already dead.
As model capabilities converge, this execution-over-moats argument is gaining traction among founders.
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