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YC's 7 Moats for AI Startups: Speed First, Then the Seven Powers
Y Combinator's Lightcone applies Hamilton Helmer's 7 Powers to AI startups: why speed comes first and how process power, switching costs and counter-positioning work now.
Tech Team Strategy · Nov 10, 2026
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Alex Karp on AI and the Middle Class: Why a Wealth Tax Is the Wrong Fix
Alex Karp with Walter Isaacson on Palantir, dyslexia, surveillance with a legal mandate, LLMs training on company data, and his alternative to a wealth tax.
Nov 10, 2026 · 6 min
Zach Dell of Base Power: Don't Sell the Battery, Sell the Electricity
Zach Dell on Base Power's home battery fleet, counter-position business model, grid utilization, AI power demand and the turtle culture.
Nov 10, 2026 · 6 min
Bill Gates on AI Risk: Cyber and Bio Threats, White-Collar Jobs and Why Governments Must Act
Bill Gates at the FT Future of AI Summit on AI coding, cyber and bio risk, white-collar jobs, taxes, regulation and AI for global health.
Nov 10, 2026 · 6 min
Palo Alto Networks CEO Nikesh Arora on Buying Number One, the 30-Day Founder Test and Why AI Makes Cybersecurity More Valuable
Palo Alto Networks CEO Nikesh Arora on buying only number one, the 30-day joint roadmap test, founders after acquisition and why AI helps cybersecurity.
Nov 9, 2026 · 8 min
Why Fiverr Is Shrinking: How AI Ate the Small Gigs and What the Upmarket Bet Means
How AI eroded Fiverr's small-gig marketplace, what the numbers show, and why Fiverr is betting on larger projects. Our summary of the video analysis.
Nov 6, 2026 · 4 min
Wharton's Ethan Mollick on Managing AI Agents Without Giving Up Your Own Thinking
Wharton's Ethan Mollick on four skills for using AI, cognitive surrender, managing agents like a team and why taste still matters. Our summary of the interview.
Nov 5, 2026 · 8 min
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