Totally agree on that. But I think this is the natural way for AI business to grow. A) You build a MVP/PoC on top of an existing model to quickly find the valu

Totally agree on that. But I think this is the natural way for AI business to grow. A) You build a MVP/PoC on top of an existing model to quickly find the value prop and product/market fit - That won't build a moat and won't be efficient to tackle the problem at hand (as laid out by the No Free Lunch Theorem), but will help you zero in on the opportunity B) Once you have this sorted out you build your custom model with your unique data to build your moat and perfect your product The right time to go for funding, in my opinion, would be closer to moment B, as building that custom model is where you'll need good capital (specially to hire the talent who will help you do that).