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AI requires bolder startup ideas
AI requires bolder startup ideas
Patrick argues that in the AI era founders may need to pursue more divergent and ambitious starting points rather than relying on traditional lean-startup niche iteration.
- Speaker
- Patrick Collison
- Topic
- Startup Strategy
- Source timestamp
- 17:16
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