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If your investor doesn’t ask about your moat or assumes you’ll ‘figure it out’ later… run. Smart money wants defensibility from day one.

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Hey I am on Medial • 11d

Some of the biggest companies didn’t have a moat at the beginning. Uber? Airbnb? Zero defensibility at launch...just pure execution. Sometimes “figuring it out later” is the move, because early moats can turn into false confidence.

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