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After a very long roadtrip, let’s explore the lessons we can learn from some of the greatest business models in tech and how or if they apply to the AI era companies.
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LESSONS FROM THE GREATEST BUSINESS MODELS
- Founder control, nearly immediately profitable, growth strategies,
- How long Enterprise businesses take to mature
- Is there an AI business model that’s profitable?
- Is there a business model that isn’t Enterprise or Ad-supported?
- Microsoft - commoditize your compliments, understand market expansions,
- Google - Customer acquisition, scaling economics, AdWords, AdSense
- AWS -
- Meta - Adapting the offerings
- NVIDIA - Vertical integration (HW + SW)
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