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Build-vs-buy for AI startups

Where a vertical AI-native company can still compete against an incumbent's purpose-built agent or a general agent.

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a16z draws the build-vs-buy line at the edge of the incumbent's own record

Salesforce, Docusign, Atlassian and Klaviyo are all marketing agents that act on their own records. Andreessen Horowitz's case for building anything on top now rests on whether your job needs data those records never held.

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Build-vs-buy for AI startups — Clarity Today