@GJarrosson Nothing changed, moats are still here. A great product alone was never something you should consider a moat. Network effects, switching costs, regulatory capture, etc. - these are moats. If competition can copy fast, then having a structural moats is even more important.
loved your monologues on the prime podcast! @dhh Re: choosing to do things differently, being ok with different tradeoffs in programming languages etc - I think that carries over to business in general.
As the idea goes, you can't position yourself around, say, "quality" because no competitor would ever admit they their stuff isn't high-quality. Positioning almost has to be an intentional compromise for it to be effective.
@drgurner@adamislucky Honestly, one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. Would you be ok someone checking your closet or laundry? Are those always pristine? Anyone with a spine will pushback, and for many it'll b awkward. Cmon, you must have more self-awareness and ability to empathize than this?
@paulg You're above this and I'm sure you can see the nuances.
You are also not being honest because you're being exceptionally tight-lipped about the reasons for Sam's departure from YC. Those are your private matters but if you're going to virtue signal get your own stuff in order.
@paulg@paulg there's been some speculation about why Sam left the position of leading YC without much information about the decision. Was there more to it?
"If I’m doing a bad job with that, our board of directors, which is also not publicly accountable, can fire me and say, “Let’s try somebody else”."
- Sam Altman, 2020
Do you still stand by it?