@jerryjliu0: How do startups differentiate and win against the frontier labs? - product UI/UX - brand - harness - data - workflow We…
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Jerry Liu announces a founder dinner in San Francisco on August 31 to discuss how startups can differentiate from frontier AI labs through UI/UX, brand, data, and workflow strategies.
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How do startups differentiate and win against the frontier labs?
- product UI/UX
- brand
- harness
- data
- workflow
We’ll talk about this with @GuangyuRobert over good food and good vibes 👇 https://t.co/Xz3WQIO5GI
Jerry Liu (@jerryjliu0): Hosting the 2nd founder dinner in sf on August 31 with @GuangyuRobert at @Fundamental - the team behind @tryshortcutai
Agents are increasingly capable of solving tasks for longer task horizons without human in the loop. This has rewarded “horizontal” products owned by the
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