
Don't sell shovels, sell treasure maps

If the blockchain and AI take hold, those moats will no longer be data and content creation. Which seems like a bad thing–but what’s left? From my perspective as a nascent entrepreneur, future moats fall into three broad categories: proprietary technology, supply chain innovations, and media that can’t be replaced by AI because it comes from a stro
... See moreDaisy Alioto • The Taste Economy
If your AI still needs a prompt, you’re already behind.The real AI revolution isn’t Assistants.It’s Agents.Assistants help you work faster.Agents replace the work entirely.That single leap changes everything.It’s the difference between better software and a new category.And most people are building for the wrong era.They’re adding AI to their exist... See more
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Good maps eventually make you more curious.
The thing about maps is you don’t need to see everything. You need to see what matters and what can be acted on.
This is why curiosity, curation, and judgment are so central to building competitive advantage, whether as individual workers or as organizations, in this age.
The thing about maps is you don’t need to see everything. You need to see what matters and what can be acted on.
This is why curiosity, curation, and judgment are so central to building competitive advantage, whether as individual workers or as organizations, in this age.
Sangeet Paul Choudary • Don't sell shovels, sell treasure maps
With Generative AI’s budding reasoning capabilities, a new class of agentic applications is starting to emerge.
What shape do these application layer companies take? Interestingly, these companies look different than their cloud predecessors:
What shape do these application layer companies take? Interestingly, these companies look different than their cloud predecessors:
- Cloud companies targeted the software profit pool. AI companies target the services profit pool.
- Cloud compa
Pat Grady • Generative AI’s Act O1
Great AI products emerge from acute pain points. Not theoretical problems, but specific moments of genuine customer frustration.