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CB Insights Unveils Top 50 Generative AI Startups Winners

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09 August 2023 7h39

@CBinsights has unveiled the winners of the first-ever #GenAI 50. Check out their criteria and use cases. https://
cbinsights.com/research/gener
ative-ai-top-startups-2023/?utm_source=CB+Insights+Newsletter&utm_campaign=38a966c508-newsletter_general_tues_2023_08_08&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_9dc0513989-38a966c508-91509273
… #ArtificialIntelligence #GenerativeAI #fintech #startup #entrepreneurs #VentureCapital #research TK @SpirosMargaris

You Need Passion to Solve Long-Term Problems

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09 August 2023 0h40

3. You’re excited about solving this problem Finally, the problem needs to be something you are willing to spend many years of your life solving. This advice from @zoink
, co-founder of Figma, captures the sentiment perfectly:

Beating Existing Solutions: Rating Your Product Against Competitors

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09 August 2023 0h40

What would a customer rate the existing solution on a scale of 1 to 10? What would they rate your solution? Your solution needs to be 4 or better for anyone to care. This also means that if the existing solution gets a 6 or higher, it’ll be very hard to replace (e.g. Excel).

Problem Size Over Market Size for Venture Scale Ideas

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09 August 2023 0h40

@hunterwalk has a great framework called LUV to help you here ➔ https://
hunterwalk.com/2017/04/12/why
-i-care-about-problem-size-more-than-market-size/
… Here’s my take on what makes a venture-scale idea ➔ https://
lennysnewsletter.com/p/your-startup
-idea-probably-isnt-venture
… Also, a guide to help you think through your market size from @mvernal ➔ https://
medium.com/sequoia-capita
l/the-market-curve-44097b626f6d
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Delta-4 Framework: Evaluating Underserved Market Solutions

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09 August 2023 0h40

Ingredient 2. The market is underserved Existing solutions need to be doing a subpar job of solving the problem. The founder of CRED, @kunalb11
, has a great framework for evaluating potential new solutions, called Delta-4:

Three Key Ingredients for Successful B2B Startup Ideas

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09 August 2023 0h40

Three ingredients to a great B2B startup idea:
1. You solve a problem that is important to people
2. Existing solutions are doing a subpar job of solving the problem
3. You’re excited about solving this problem More below.

Market Size Determines Startup Success More Than Idea Quality

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09 August 2023 0h40

Ingredient 1. The problem is important to people There need to be a lot of people willing to spend a lot of money to solve the problem. Most startups fail not because the idea isn’t good but because the market (people+money) for the solution is just too small.

Venture Scale: $100M to $1B Revenue Path Rule

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09 August 2023 0h40

If you want to build a venture-scale business, a rule of thumb is that there needs to be a clear path to $100m in revenue per year, and eventually a path to $1B a year.