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You were born an original. Don't die a copy. ~John Mason

[GREG ISENBERG @gregisenberg]

DeepSeek just proved the 'worthless' GPT wrapper startups are actually the ones with real moats.

A week ago, nothing was more LOW status than being a 'GPT wrapper' startup.

But I think we're learning that's DEAD wrong. Turns out they were just early to the only game that matters

While DeepSeek, Meta, Anthropic and Microsoft battle over benchmark scores, these 'wrapper' companies have been quietly building the only moat that matters: interface loyalty.

Because of how big owning the LLM is for national defense and the economy, the next breakthrough model is always 2 weeks away. DeepSeek launches today, someone else drops a better one tomorrow.

But getting millions of people to make your product part of their daily workflow - that's the real barrier to entry. ChatGPT didn't win because it had the best model. It won because it was dead simple to use. And I think it has staying power because of that.

This is why all those AI startups we dismissed are actually positioned to win. They're not competing on model performance - they're competing on being the default way humans interact with AI.

Frontier models are becoming commodities. User habits aren't. While everyone obsesses over the next architecture breakthrough, the real game is being played in the interface layer. The moat isn't in the model - it's in being the tool people reach for without thinking.

Technology advantage is temporary. Interface lock-in is forever.

Keep shipping those wrappers, my friends.

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@AmotekCAP 😚

[ARX - Art Reserve & Exchange @AmotekCAP]

Did you know you can invest in physical artists through the blockchain? #RWA #RealWorldAssets

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@AmotekCAP 😍😍😍😍😍

[The All-In Podcast @theallinpod]

2,851 Miles by @bgurley from the @allinsummit

now available in full on @x

(0:00) 2,851 Miles
(24:44) In conversation with @bgurley

[Realm Architect | A worldbuilding VTT! @Realm_Architect]

🌎Take your 5E campaigns to the next level by creating Immersive and connected Realms instead of scenes!

Comes with the OGL preloaded and drag & drop tokens ready to go!

👇Try it out now via our website 👇

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@Realm_Architect I believe @ElnilsonG died in the 2nd combat?

[Dungeon Alchemist @DungeonAlchemi1]

@pr_pirate @Realm_Architect If a picture is worth 1000 words how many words is 70 seconds of video?

There's so much new HOT content in our latest update 'Everything is Lava" I feel the trailer is the only way to do it some justice.

https://t.co/Izcyj45Ylo

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@Realm_Architect I Rolled a 9!

[Realm Architect | A worldbuilding VTT! @Realm_Architect]

Set dressing and doing some prep work for our #kickstarter video! 😍

Really excited to show you our KS trailer soon!

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Fantastic start up that I've been coaching is launching their crowdfunding campaign!

@ElnilsonG good luck my friend! 😊😊

#dnd5e #ttrpg #TTRPGs #vtt #IndieGameDev

[Realm Architect | A worldbuilding VTT! @Realm_Architect]

Realm Architect: an easy to use Worldbuilding VTT!

Finally a place for your TTRPG maps & campaigns!
Comes with 5E OGL pre-loaded, Drag & Drop tokens, an immersive worldbuilder and more!

Get notified when we launch with the link below!

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[HRCurator @HRCurator]

Virtual Reality: Is reality still necessary? https://t.co/SQjWjfPWqw by @FilipSmet #VR #FutureofWork

[Groeiatelier @HetGroeiatelier]

#ondernemer v/d dag: @Filipsmet van @LemonCompanies: https://t.co/m3LI4oLjbm

[Alexander Bouckaert @alexb9820]

“Ergens wil je dat niet loslaten, het blijft tenslotte jouw baby. Dat is echt het moeilijkste wat ik tot nu toe gedaan heb. Maar als je misbaar bent, dan heb je pas echt waarde gecreëerd als ondernemer”, aldus @filipsmet https://t.co/aNjK7LXsP9 by @BevdB

[IntelliJ IDEA, a JetBrains IDE @intellijidea]

Would you like a sneak peek at the upcoming redesign of the UI in IntelliJ IDEA? ✨

We looked at the UI with fresh eyes and completely reimagined it.

Take part in the preview program and share your feedback with us.

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Johnny Thijs about the transformation of bpost; “Not about beer, mail and other things. A story about leadership and change” EO Belgium — Entrepreneurs'​ Organization #ceobpost #loveletters💌 #greatstory #johnnythijs #bpost https://t.co/QsiZT8rkds

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Amazing talk from Michael Humblet thanks to Netwerk Ondernemen and @SabineEevers An Hulsmans #dotcomsecrets what is a #valueladder and #whyyourbusinessneedsone Lemon Companies 🙏🙏💡😊 https://t.co/VY8PNtuU6Z