"Fuck Moats": Developer Argues Execution Is the Only Real Moat
AnuranBuilds · x · 2026-11-03
Developer AnuranBuilds quote-posted a take claiming "open source is gonna die" and that protected code is the new moat (citing a severe Linux TCP CVE), and pushed back: forget moats — execution is the only moat. The exchange reflects growing fatigue with moat narratives in the AI startup scene.
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