A16Z·Mind Robotics — Physical AI raises $200M
NOT BORING·The world needs an AI lab for data
EXPONENTIAL VIEW·AI reshapes industrial incumbents faster than expected
HUSTLE FUND·AI agents for SME finance — new $80M thesis
FIRST ROUND·Vertical AI thesis — incumbents are the biggest risk
A16Z·Investing in NextHop AI — $500M Series B
DIGITAL NATIVE·The enterprise AI wave is just beginning
NOT BORING·Why distribution beats technology every time
A16Z·Mind Robotics — Physical AI raises $200M
NOT BORING·The world needs an AI lab for data
EXPONENTIAL VIEW·AI reshapes industrial incumbents faster than expected
HUSTLE FUND·AI agents for SME finance — new $80M thesis
FIRST ROUND·Vertical AI thesis — incumbents are the biggest risk
A16Z·Investing in NextHop AI — $500M Series B
DIGITAL NATIVE·The enterprise AI wave is just beginning
NOT BORING·Why distribution beats technology every time
01
1975 · Film
Kodak
The signal was already inside their own lab. They had the insight. They chose the legacy business instead.
The threat rarely comes from outside. It comes from what you already know but won't act on.
Bankrupt · 2012
02
2000 · Video Rental
Blockbuster
The window to buy Netflix was open for exactly one meeting. Their CEO laughed them out of the room.
The decision window is always smaller than it looks. Speed of conviction is the only moat that matters.
Closed · 2013
03
2007 · Mobile
Nokia
Owned 40% of global mobile. Had the engineers, the capital, the distribution. None of it mattered.
Market dominance is not protection. It is a reason to move — and a reason your board will ask why you didn't.
Sold · 2014
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