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The 7 Most Powerful Moats For AI Startups

In the early days of a startup, speed is the best moat. But once you build something people want, how do you maintain your position and defend against the competition? In this episode of Lightcone, we dive into Hamilton Helmer’s Seven Powers framework to find out how these timeless business strategies hold up in today's world of AI startups.

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Chapters:
00:00 - The Moat Problem
01:30 - The Seven Powers Framework
04:20 - When to Think About Moats
08:40 - Forward Deployed Engineering
10:18 - Process Power
14:34 - Cornered Resources
19:30 - Switching Costs
24:54 - Counter Positioning
31:24 - The Workforce Displacement Reality
34:00 - Brand & Speed as Moats
37:30 - Network Economies
41:00 - Scale Economies
43:44 - Final Advice



I BOUGHT THE CHEAPEST FERRARI 458 THEN ATTEMPTED TO REBUILD IT IN 7 DAYS

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I DIDN'T EXPECT THIS CHEAP BMW X3 TO BE THIS GOOD...

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Today, I bought a cheap 2015 BMW X3 for only £8,500. Let’s see what it's like…

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Every AI Founder Should Be Asking These Questions

Jordan Fisher is the co-founder & CEO of Standard AI and now leads an AI alignment research team at Anthropic. In his talk at AI Startup School on June 17th, 2025, he frames the future of startups through questions rather than answers—asking how founders should navigate a world where AGI may be just a few years away.

He surfaces the big questions startups should be asking in the age of AGI: Should you even start a company right now? What happens when software becomes commoditized? How do you build trust as teams shrink and AI takes on more responsibility?

Chapters:
0:00 – Why He's More Confused Than Ever
2:00 – Should You Even Start a Startup?
5:00 – Planning Beyond the Next Model
8:00 – Will Software Be Commoditized?
11:00 – Building AI-Native Teams
14:00 – Trust, Security, and Agents
18:00 – Auditing & Guardrails
21:00 – Alignment & Economic Pressure
24:00 – Data, Defensibility, and Hard Problems
28:00 – Neutrality and Control
32:00 – Changing the World vs. Just Making Money
36:00 – Build Something People Want (and Need)
39:00 – Audience Q&A



REBUILDING THE CHEAPEST FERRARI 458

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i bought a wrecked Ferrari 458 Spider cheap from auction then attempted to rebuild it in 7 days but i failed. But now i have all the parts i need to be able to finish the rebuild and once its done i wanted to give the car to the Ex Stig for a shake down at the old top gear test track... but things started to go wrong.

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Supercar Dreams on a Budget — Affordable Head-Turners £30K & Under

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The Shortcut Rule

Be careful not to optimize for a single metric at the expense of everything else. You might hit the target but miss the point—real progress comes from keeping the bigger picture in mind.


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Today, I bought a cheap 2011 Ford Fiesta for just £200! Let’s see what it's like…

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