Castles, Moats, and Quicksand: The AI-Native Paradox -- How LLMs Are Rewriting the Rules of Defensibility for Vertical AI Companies Seeking Venture Capital
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Vibe Coding at 2 AM: Building Vertical AI in the Age of AI-Assisted Development -- What I’m learning as a startup CTO building an enterprise-grade Vertical AI platform
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How Token Economics Could Redefine Vertical AI Startup Evaluation: When your entire company runs on AI — from code to content to customer service — one number might tell the whole story.
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Don't disturb me, I'm vibe coding! I'm in the zone with six windows open running agents in Cursor and Claude. Two agents called in sick and one just blamed their bad code on the other window. But it's all good, because my net gain at the end of the day is still 10x.
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Education is about to get magical. 🪄
MascotGO AI is the new wand guiding students to their best-fit colleges and careers.
The future? Neon-bright, data-driven, and full of possibilities.
#MascotGO #HigherEducation #Halloween2025 #CampusLife #CollegeAIConcierge
Watch @mascotgo_hq CEO @HelenFuThomas speak at the Opal AI/Tech Investment Forum about how we're using AI to build an economic engine and social economy for higher education.
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MascotGO will be at the Opal Group's AI Tech Investing Forum 2025 in San Francisco on June 12-13. Our CEO, @HelenFuThomas, will be speaking on how MCP, A2A and NLWeb are reshaping the conversational web across all sectors. #nlweb
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While elite colleges face political headwinds, @UTAustin is surging:
📈 Record applicants
💸 Tens of millions in seed funding for startups + athletic spending
🏛 A public university reshaping its role
In this enrollment season, the future of higher ed might already be here according to @Bloomberg @business :
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#HigherEd #Enrollment2025 #EdTech #MascotGo
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Applying to college shouldn't feel like a battle of uncertainties - for students or schools.
That’s where #MascotGo comes in.
An all-in-one platform making it smarter and more human for students, families, counselors, and colleges.
✅ A true win-win.
#EdTech #CollegeAdmissions
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MascotGO AI Concierge - Reasoning, Proactive, and Autonomous Agentic AI @PeterAvritch youtu.be/mr7iBx8b7UI?si=kRO2…
We just announced our MascotGO platform at the ASU+GSV AI Show. MascotGO is a personal AI concierge for your college admissions journey. Visit our website to sign up for early access. #AI #GSV
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Honored to be recognized as one of The AI Show ASU+GSV’s Leading Women in AI honorees, alongside so many brilliant women pushing AI forward. Grateful to be in such good company, and excited to continue shaping the future of AI together! bit.ly/AIShowHelenT #WomenInAI #asugsvaishow #WomensDay @asugsvsummit #InternationalWomensDay
Speaking at the the 2024 T-Edge Conference by @TMTPostGlobal was an amazing experience. All in on Globalization. All in on AI. Many thanks to the hosts and all the wonderful speakers who made this show such an incredible success.
I'll be speaking at the @TMTPostGlobal T-Edge 2024 conference on AI in Beijing next week. This is a wonderful conference that includes many industry leaders. Please join us!
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Yes, it's hard to be all those things -- as much as we might try. The epiphany comes when you realize that your job is to be the glue for all these essential components and create a winning product strategy rooted in your deep understanding of your domain.
Agree? 🦄
A jack of all trades is a master of none, but oftentimes better than a master of one. Thoughts? 🤔
#design #ux #uxui #productdesign #branding
Here's a taste of what's inside our Vector robot. It's a powerhouse built with the same components found in many Android phones. We are ready for the AI revolution.
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ChatGPT is heaven for no coders.
But most people are still unaware.
That's why I built 300 prompts + a list of the 50 best no code tools.
And for the next 24 hrs it's FREE!
Like & Reply below with a "🙏" and I'll DM you the bundle.
(Must be following so I can DM you)
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One thing I'll always ask new game founders when they're pitching: who's your audience?
For newbies and vets alike, Bartle's taxonomy is the OG framework for understanding this.
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You could make a lot of money 💰 right now with a Generative AI / Large Language Model consultancy integrating @OpenAI into products and services.
Build a diverse portfolio of examples and there will be unlimited demand.

















