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Bhavin Bhavsar

Founder • 28d

Everywhere you look now….. “we’re an ai startup” but scratch a little deeper….. 90% are just wrappers on top of chatgpt. a new ui, a shiny name, some prompt engineering and bas, ho gaya “startup.” truth is, anyone can spin up a wrapper. but not everyone can build a moat. the real question: are you solving a hard problem or just putting lipstick on openai’s work? this ai wave is big, no doubt. but only those building fundamentals (infra, models, unique data, distribution) will survive the crash. rest? temporary noise. what do you think :- are wrappers valid startups or just features waiting to be killed? — Bhavin

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Utkarsh Sundkar

Founder @Arthlete • 27d

We are in the other 10% 😉 No Gpt used , no llm included

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NexLabs • 26d

Bro one AI startup on Showcase is not even a Wrapper. It’s is a list of AI apps and services 🫠

Yeswanth Reddy
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Almonds Ai • 27d

Not necessarily. I understand the frustration, when you look at some company/product promising to cater some use case on the name of 'Ai' - but under the hood using same LLM that we use in day to day life. But, that is no harm. All it matters is whether or not you are providing value to the customer. Ever heard this line - "Everything is a copy of a copy that is already a copy of a copy" or ever used a tool like Curser.ai? Cheers

Rick

Desire about what I ... • 27d

i don't know but when it comes to building a startup looking for long term growth in the market is the main as said by Peter thiel

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Rahul Agarwal

Founder | Agentic AI... • 26d

You’ve raised a crucial point about true innovation versus surface-level solutions. Building real value requires tackling hard problems and creating strong foundations, not just repackaging existing tech. Looking forward to seeing who leads in this space.

NovaEra Hub

18 || enterpreneur • 27d

people doesn't realise hard tech and deep tech = generational empire in 20s it an example they gave us apple, windows, facebook, youtube, google, openai, GitHub, Airbnb, paypal etc.

Ved

One Day I Will • 27d

At the start, every idea looks like a billion-dollar one. Only time proves it right or wrong — so keep moving, keep trying

Ved

One Day I Will • 27d

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SOMAY KAUSH

Addicted to self des... • 27d

definitely no, like using ai in work is a super good thing to develop but just wrapping up? naah

Sachin K Pal

Learner / Entreprene... • 28d

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