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I've had similar experience using LLMs for static analysis of code looking for security vulnerabilities, but I'm not sure it makes sense for me to found a start
by dboreham 11mo ago
I've had similar experience using LLMs for static analysis of code looking for security vulnerabilities, but I'm not sure it makes sense for me to found a start up around that "product". Reason being that the technology with the moat isn't mine -- it belongs to Anthropic. Actually it may not even belong to them, probably it belongs to whoever owns the training data they feed their models. Definitely not me though. Curious to hear your thoughts on that. Is the idea to just try for light speed and exit before the market figures this out?
- apercu 11mo agoThat’s 100% why I haven’t done this - we’ve seen the movie where people build a business around someone else’s product and then the api gets disabled or the prime uses your product as market research and replaces you.
- tharkun__ 11mo agoDoes that matter as long as you've made a few millions and just move on to do other fun stuff?
- pavel_lishin 11mo agoAssuming you make those few millions.
- ryanjshaw 11mo agoThere are armies of people at universities, Code4rena and Sherlock who do this full-time. Oh and apparently Anthropic too. Tough game to beat if you have other commitments.
- apercu 11mo agoI don't entirely fit in to modern capitalism - my values are a little old fashioned - quality, customer service, value, honesty, integrity, sustainability.
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- micromacrofoot 11mo agowild that so many companies these days consider the exit before they've even entered
- blitzar 11mo agothe exit is the business
- rajamaka 11mo agoEvery company evaluates potential risks before starting.
- davidw 11mo agoDepending on how much of a bubble it is. When things really heat up it's sometimes more like "just send it, bro".
- micromacrofoot 11mo agothat's not what this is though, the "exit" is often viewed as "get rich so I don't have to do it anymore"
- NortySpock 11mo agoIt is considered prudent to write a business plan and do some market research if possible before starting a business.
- micromacrofoot 11mo agoyes but traditionally how often was the original business plan "get acquired"? this seems like a new phenomenon?
- Ekaros 11mo agoIsn't that first step? Consider either sustainability or the exit. You start a business either to make a living or make a profit to make a living. At least in most cases. Thus thinking of can you sustain this for reasonable period at least a few years. Or can you flip it at end should be big considerations. Unless it is just a hobby and you do not care about losing time and/or money.