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The "Platform Trap": Why Jason Calacanis Is Warning AI Developers
Business Class Mindset
Is building an AI startup on OpenAI’s API a stroke of genius or a structural death trap?
In this video, we break down the warning from veteran investor Jason Calacanis regarding "Platform Risk." History shows a recurring cycle: platforms like Microsoft, Facebook, and Apple invite developers to build ecosystems, only to study their data, identify high-performing use cases, and eventually launch competing native products.
We look at the "Sherlocking" phenomenon and why Sam Altman’s OpenAI might follow the same path as Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg. If you don't own your distribution, your data, or your customer relationship, you aren't building a business—you’re building a feature for someone else.
In this video, we break down the warning from veteran investor Jason Calacanis regarding "Platform Risk." History shows a recurring cycle: platforms like Microsoft, Facebook, and Apple invite developers to build ecosystems, only to study their data, identify high-performing use cases, and eventually launch competing native products.
We look at the "Sherlocking" phenomenon and why Sam Altman’s OpenAI might follow the same path as Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg. If you don't own your distribution, your data, or your customer relationship, you aren't building a business—you’re building a feature for someone else.
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