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People are overthinking this from a competitive perspective. Create something that isn't easy to replicate - there are several ways to do that, but it's the onl

People are overthinking this from a competitive perspective. Create something that isn't easy to replicate - there are several ways to do that, but it's the only rule required from a competitive perspective.

aabhay 3y ago
1000%. If your business case involves technical differentiation then build an AI stack. If your differentiation is something that can’t be replicated by someone else using OAI then you’re in the clear to use OAI. If your only differentiation is that you use OAI… well you’re hosed anyway.
- danenania 3y ago
  Yeah, though it's also fine to start as a wrapper and iterate your way into differentiation. That's something people seem to often be missing when disparaging these wrapper products. Like yeah, perhaps the initial version of the business will be disrupted and they'll need to pivot, but if they got a million users in the meantime, they are a lot more likely to iterate toward PMF than someone starting from scratch.
sebastiennight 3y ago
Not sure... Look, even ChatGPT is still only used by an overwhelming minority of users. 100% (or close enough) of the entire market is still up for the taking, in pretty much every vertical. Technical differentiation is only a small piece of the pie ; I think the game is about reach first. It's a race to a billion users (or for B2B like us, maybe a race to a million), and a race to the best value (problem solved + UX) ; not a race to the best tech specs.
- danielmarkbruce 3y ago
  The comment doesn't mention technical anything. There are many ways to build something difficult to replicate. A billion users is hard to replicate. Deep insight into certain workflows is hard to replicate. A sticky product embedded into a lot of users workflow is hard to dislodge. It's a simple question. Have you built something difficult to replicate?

aabhay 3y ago

1000%. If your business case involves technical differentiation then build an AI stack. If your differentiation is something that can’t be replicated by someone else using OAI then you’re in the clear to use OAI. If your only differentiation is that you use OAI… well you’re hosed anyway.

danenania 3y ago
Yeah, though it's also fine to start as a wrapper and iterate your way into differentiation. That's something people seem to often be missing when disparaging these wrapper products. Like yeah, perhaps the initial version of the business will be disrupted and they'll need to pivot, but if they got a million users in the meantime, they are a lot more likely to iterate toward PMF than someone starting from scratch.

sebastiennight 3y ago

Not sure... Look, even ChatGPT is still only used by an overwhelming minority of users. 100% (or close enough) of the entire market is still up for the taking, in pretty much every vertical. Technical differentiation is only a small piece of the pie ; I think the game is about reach first. It's a race to a billion users (or for B2B like us, maybe a race to a million), and a race to the best value (problem solved + UX) ; not a race to the best tech specs.

danielmarkbruce 3y ago
The comment doesn't mention technical anything. There are many ways to build something difficult to replicate. A billion users is hard to replicate. Deep insight into certain workflows is hard to replicate. A sticky product embedded into a lot of users workflow is hard to dislodge. It's a simple question. Have you built something difficult to replicate?