The thing you need in this space to make money is "owning a platform". It's not clear yet what shapes such platforms are going to take. Right now, the only real

The thing you need in this space to make money is "owning a platform". It's not clear yet what shapes such platforms are going to take. Right now, the only real condender seems to be owning and API-letting a base model. If OSS models get good, that proposition disappears. Other than that, I haven't seen anything with monopoly potential coming from startups so far. This is what VC is looking for, though: The potential to make a platform to rent out to people who produce the value, curate it and pay for it. Basically, the next "academic publishing".