David Booth(@david__booth):💰💰 “if you strip away the UI and expose the database, what are you actually left with? How is that different from a Postgres database, a well-designed schema, and an API? …The defensible layers shift downward into data models, permissions, workflow logic, and compliance, and upward into networks, proprietary data generation, and real-world execution.”

David Booth

@david__booth

Partner, Ecosystem @a16z || Formerly: EIR @Blackbirdvc; Co-Founder & CEO at On Deck; early-ish @AngelList, @Cartainc. Exploring what's next? hit

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David Booth@david__booth

2026.05.14 04:02

💰💰 “if you strip away the UI and expose the database, what are you actually left with? How is that different from a Postgres database, a well-designed schema, and an API? …The defensible layers shift downward into data models, permissions, workflow logic, and compliance, and upward into networks, proprietary data generation, and real-world execution.”