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Top Investor: AI Killed Most Moats. These 4 Still Work | Liz Christo, Partner @ Stage 2 Capital

May 3, 2026·1h 2m·4-min readroundtabletechnology
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The current AI-driven tech environment is creating a false sense of efficiency and scalability, with companies overbuilding internal tools and investors backing ventures based on inflated narratives rather than durable moats. True competitive advantages now lie in proprietary data, networ

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Liz Christo

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Liz ChristoSam JacobsAsad ZamanAJ Bruno

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Stage 2 CapitalSalesforceClayOpenAIAnthropicHubSpot

Topics

Artificial IntelligenceProduct ManagementSoftware EngineeringStartupsTech IndustryVenture Capital

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