"In startups, it’s well understood that the best quality product will lose out to the product that has the best distribution. The same thing is true here. You can have the fanciest AI in the world, but if it doesn’t have the right context or isn’t present where & when I need it, it’s will be way less sticky than something that’s easier to use."
Moltbot holds no interest for me, but he's crushed it on distribution, and that's what wins.
https://frontierai.substack.com/p/what-moltbot-tells-us-about-the-ideal
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