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Read this korrent: The durable competitive moat in an AI-driven business is proprietary human-originated data, not the AI itself.
The durable competitive moat in an AI-driven business is proprietary human-originated data, not the AI itself.
Last stated 8 months ago
20 Mar 2026
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Arvid Kahl — holds since 2026-03-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Real-world, human-generated data is becoming the only durable moat for software businesses over the next decade. — tap to centre the map on it
Real-world, human-generated data is becoming the only durable moat for software businesses over the next decade.
Last stated 8 months ago
13 Mar 2026
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Arvid Kahl — holds since 2026-03-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The remaining business moats are proprietary data, network effects, distribution, hardware, capital, and regulation. — tap to centre the map on it
The remaining business moats are proprietary data, network effects, distribution, hardware, capital, and regulation.
Last stated 3 weeks ago
12 Oct 2026
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Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-10-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Deep, relationship-based customer moats remain something AI coding tools cannot replicate for a competitor. — tap to centre the map on it
Deep, relationship-based customer moats remain something AI coding tools cannot replicate for a competitor.
Last stated 7 months ago
3 Apr 2026
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Arvid Kahl — holds since 2026-04-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Product quality and software engineering ability no longer function as a competitive moat because AI can replicate them quickly. — tap to centre the map on it
Product quality and software engineering ability no longer function as a competitive moat because AI can replicate them quickly.
Last stated 7 months ago
3 Apr 2026
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Arvid Kahl — holds since 2026-04-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Some software moats will remain like social media and ecommerce, but they will be used by AI to build personal software — tap to centre the map on it
Some software moats will remain like social media and ecommerce, but they will be used by AI to build personal software
Last stated 4 weeks ago
11 Oct 2026
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Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-10-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Even with human-like learners, competition will split the AI market into specialised niches rather than hand it to one company. — tap to centre the map on it
Even with human-like learners, competition will split the AI market into specialised niches rather than hand it to one company.
Last stated 11 months ago
25 Nov 2025
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Ilya Sutskever — holds since 2025-11-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Rapid AI adoption makes early numbers look good and raises the risk that startups end up without a moat. — tap to centre the map on it
Rapid AI adoption makes early numbers look good and raises the risk that startups end up without a moat.
Last stated 2 months ago
15 Sept 2026
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Dan Hockenmaier — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Technical moats are mostly over; the only durable moats left are proprietary data, network effects and a physical component — tap to centre the map on it
Technical moats are mostly over; the only durable moats left are proprietary data, network effects and a physical component
Last stated 3 weeks ago
12 Oct 2026
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Nikita Bier — holds since 2026-10-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI models can produce competent-looking software but cannot judge which problems are worth solving or which solutions are right. — tap to centre the map on it
AI models can produce competent-looking software but cannot judge which problems are worth solving or which solutions are right.
Last stated 5 months ago
26 May 2026
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Carlos Alexandro Becker — holds since 2026-05-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Language models will not replace good ideas, only the low-level work, so what they threaten is the ability to start a creative career rather than to have one. — tap to centre the map on it
Language models will not replace good ideas, only the low-level work, so what they threaten is the ability to start a creative career rather than to have one.
Last stated a year ago
31 Oct 2025
DH
Dan Houser — holds since 2025-10-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Precision execution on large-scale models is a force multiplier on AI progress. — tap to centre the map on it
Precision execution on large-scale models is a force multiplier on AI progress.
Last stated 5 years ago
11 Apr 2022
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Greg Brockman — holds since 2022-04-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Prompt AI with the outcome you want rather than the steps: a step-by-step plan caps the result. — tap to centre the map on it
Prompt AI with the outcome you want rather than the steps: a step-by-step plan caps the result.
Last stated 3 months ago
19 Aug 2026
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Dharmesh Shah — holds since 2026-08-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The biggest limitation is imagination and creativity, not the technology itself. — tap to centre the map on it
The biggest limitation is imagination and creativity, not the technology itself.
Last stated a month ago
25 Sept 2026
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Peter Steinberger — holds since 2026-09-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The moral debt for AI's capabilities is owed to the authors of the public data used to train it, not to the AI companies. — tap to centre the map on it
The moral debt for AI's capabilities is owed to the authors of the public data used to train it, not to the AI companies.
Last stated 6 months ago
3 May 2026
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Yihui Xie — holds since 2026-05-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A cash-flowing core business can fund long-term speculative R&D in a way no venture capitalist would ever support. — tap to centre the map on it
A cash-flowing core business can fund long-term speculative R&D in a way no venture capitalist would ever support.
Last stated 7 months ago
12 Apr 2026
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Evan Spiegel — holds since 2026-04-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A founder should take half the valuation if it buys all of the control, because the right to be wrong in your own way is what founding was for. — tap to centre the map on it
A founder should take half the valuation if it buys all of the control, because the right to be wrong in your own way is what founding was for.
Last stated 5 months ago
2 Jun 2026
MP
Mark Pincus — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI factories and foundries are too capital-intensive for venture money; they need government or sovereign funds behind them. — tap to centre the map on it
AI factories and foundries are too capital-intensive for venture money; they need government or sovereign funds behind them.
Last stated 5 months ago
18 Jun 2026
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Lip-Bu Tan — holds since 2026-06-18 — tap for who they are
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The durable competitive moat in an AI-driven business is proprietary human-originated data, not the AI itself.
Last stated 20 Mar 2026 · 8 months ago
Holds Arvid Kahl
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Similar wording
Real-world, human-generated data is becoming the only durable moat for software businesses over the next decade.
Last stated 13 Mar 2026 · 8 months ago
Holds Arvid Kahl
Similar wording
The remaining business moats are proprietary data, network effects, distribution, hardware, capital, and regulation.
Last stated 12 Oct 2026 · 3 weeks ago
Holds Pieter Levels
Similar wording
Deep, relationship-based customer moats remain something AI coding tools cannot replicate for a competitor.
Last stated 3 Apr 2026 · 7 months ago
Holds Arvid Kahl
Similar wording
Product quality and software engineering ability no longer function as a competitive moat because AI can replicate them quickly.
Last stated 3 Apr 2026 · 7 months ago
Holds Arvid Kahl
Similar wording
Some software moats will remain like social media and ecommerce, but they will be used by AI to build personal software
Last stated 11 Oct 2026 · 4 weeks ago
Holds Pieter Levels
Similar wording
Even with human-like learners, competition will split the AI market into specialised niches rather than hand it to one company.
Last stated 25 Nov 2025 · 11 months ago
Holds Ilya Sutskever
Similar wording
Rapid AI adoption makes early numbers look good and raises the risk that startups end up without a moat.
Last stated 15 Sept 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Dan Hockenmaier
Similar wording
Technical moats are mostly over; the only durable moats left are proprietary data, network effects and a physical component
Last stated 12 Oct 2026 · 3 weeks ago
Holds Nikita Bier
Same subject: ideas vs execution
AI models can produce competent-looking software but cannot judge which problems are worth solving or which solutions are right.
Last stated 26 May 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds Carlos Alexandro Becker
Same subject: ideas vs execution
Language models will not replace good ideas, only the low-level work, so what they threaten is the ability to start a creative career rather than to have one.
Last stated 31 Oct 2025 · a year ago
Holds Dan Houser
Same subject: ideas vs execution
Precision execution on large-scale models is a force multiplier on AI progress.
Last stated 11 Apr 2022 · 5 years ago
Holds Greg Brockman
Same subject: LLMs
Prompt AI with the outcome you want rather than the steps: a step-by-step plan caps the result.
Last stated 19 Aug 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Dharmesh Shah
Same subject: LLMs
The biggest limitation is imagination and creativity, not the technology itself.
Last stated 25 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Peter Steinberger
Same subject: LLMs
The moral debt for AI's capabilities is owed to the authors of the public data used to train it, not to the AI companies.
Last stated 3 May 2026 · 6 months ago
Holds Yihui Xie
Same subject: venture capital
A cash-flowing core business can fund long-term speculative R&D in a way no venture capitalist would ever support.
Last stated 12 Apr 2026 · 7 months ago
Holds Evan Spiegel
Same subject: venture capital
A founder should take half the valuation if it buys all of the control, because the right to be wrong in your own way is what founding was for.
Last stated 2 Jun 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds Mark Pincus
Same subject: venture capital
AI factories and foundries are too capital-intensive for venture money; they need government or sovereign funds behind them.
Last stated 18 Jun 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds Lip-Bu Tan