Investor: AI has erased technical moats, startups now win on execution and GTM alone
vaibhavbetter · x · 2026-11-13
An investor argues AI has collapsed past technical moats, so almost every business looks the same — there is no differentiation unless you're solving frontier problems. They only back founders who've internalized this. Most startups will now win through focus, execution, GTM strength, domain expertise and deep customer understanding. Capital can't fix this because it isn't a capital problem — making this both the best and worst time to build; investors pitching only the bull case are misleading.
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