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AI startups

What usually works, what usually breaks, and the numbers that tell you which is happening.

Business models

  • · Usage-based
  • · Seat + usage
  • · Outcome pricing

Important metrics

  • · Gross Margin
  • · Inference Cost
  • · Eval Score

Common challenges

  • · Cost control
  • · Differentiation

Key stakeholders

Buyers, users, partners and whoever signs the cheque — often three different people.

Go-to-market

Start founder-led, prove a repeatable channel, then hire against it.

Recommended experts

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Ex-Google

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  • · Deciding what to build with LLMs
  • · Controlling inference cost
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