startups 3
- It will be very hard for startups to survive what AI agents bring.
- Competing over deals in early-stage venture capital is stupid: it leads to overpaying and shows a lack of creativity.
Sam Lessin
American investor and writer; general partner at Slow Ventures, former vice president of product at Facebook, and co-founder of Drop.io and Fin.
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AI agents 2
- It will be very hard for startups to survive what AI agents bring.
- There is no moat in AI agents; the only moat left is user setup cost.
venture capital 2
- Competing over deals in early-stage venture capital is stupid: it leads to overpaying and shows a lack of creativity.
- A venture capital "regatta", where most of the race happens before the Series A, is replacing the VC factory model.