AI Startups Face Growing Pressure to Demonstrate Real-World Impact and Business Viability
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Venture capitalists want to hear how AI founders will make money while solving big problems equitably. They don't want sci-fi pontification.
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AI companies received huge investment in 2022, but investors worry startups overhype capabilities to get funding.
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Investors want to see how AI can reinvent workflows rather than just boost productivity. They ask how it makes things fundamentally better.
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Investors look for alignment with their values around issues like privacy, bias, and sustainability.
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The best AI founders combine industry expertise, proprietary data, and AI to urgently address societal problems.