A lot of builders focus on:
• model quality
• UI polish
• launch hype
• social virality
But the harder problem is:
Can the product still grow 2 years later?
The internet is changing fast:
• AI crawlers
• automated agents
• synthetic traffic
• changing search behavior
• platform dependency
• declining organic reach
This is making infrastructure, indexing, SEO, performance, and ownership much more important again.
I increasingly think the future belongs to builders who:
• own their distribution
• build indexable systems
• focus on long-term visibility
• avoid platform dependence
• think beyond launch day
The moat is no longer just intelligence.
The moat is sustainable distribution.
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