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There is no such thing as the "AI Application Layer" (opens the original)
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I became a VC 18 months ago intending to leverage three decades of software engineering experience to succeed as a SaaS investor in the age of AI. I was going to invest in disruptive companies operating on the “application layer”. Little did I know at the time: there is no such thing as “the application layer”.In 2025, I thought software was going to get way better because of AI. Every incumbent software company was at risk of being displaced by an AI-first startup I could invest in. Endless opp
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