@FinanceYF5: YC says: The biggest companies of the next decade won't be software companies. They will be service companies rebuilt with AI—insurance, law firms, accounting firms. 【Key Insight】 What kills these companies fastest is not competition, but variance. Unstable delivery quality is more fatal than having no customers. In 11 minutes, YC covers market selection, pricing, and P&L.
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YC believes the biggest companies of the next decade will be service companies rebuilt with AI (e.g., insurance, law firms, accounting firms), and points out that unstable delivery quality is more deadly than having no customers.
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YC says: The biggest companies in the next decade won’t be software companies.
They will be service companies rebuilt with AI — insurance, law firms, accounting firms.
【Key insight】 The fastest way to kill these companies is not competition, but variance. Inconsistent delivery quality is more lethal than having no clients at all.
In 11 minutes, YC covers market selection, pricing, and P&L. https://t.co/s37BJIzRpZ
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