Here is the problem. Every investor is going to ask what your moat is. What differentiates your Whisper -> Llama -> Midjourney Pipeline.ai from the next one? An

Here is the problem. Every investor is going to ask what your moat is. What differentiates your Whisper -> Llama -> Midjourney Pipeline.ai from the next one? And the answer is, if you’re just making API calls, nothing. Sorry. There’s nothing stopping Jian Yang from creating newpipeline.ai in a weekend. Here’s a couple of things which could set you apart off the top of my head. Customers. Having customers is an advantage over the next guy who doesn’t, because now you can start customizing your product for unique needs rather than having a generic crud app. Custom models. A custom model means some kid can’t just replicate your app easily. Unique data. Data which is infeasible for another company to acquire or replicate. Special people. People who will give your startup an edge in creating all of the above.