Insight Partners cofounder Jerry Murdock gives the clearest breakdown I’ve heard of the land grab happening across AI:
companies with capital are accepting low or zero margins to secure customer relationships before anyone else can.
“if you’ve got capital, you’re going to own the real estate.”
this is the Amazon playbook.
the companies with the biggest balance sheets can underprice their rivals, acquire the customers and wait for the economics to improve.
the question for every founder copying it:
how long can you afford to wait?