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In many fields there is no moat. It’s an execution battle and it comes down to question: can the startup innovate faster and get to the customers or can the incumbent defend its existing distribution well enough. Microsoft owns GitHub and VSCode yet cursor was able to out execute them. Legora is moving very quickly in the legal space. Not clear yet who will win.
> Microsoft owns GitHub and VSCode yet cursor was able to out execute them Really? My startup is under 30 people. We develop in the open (source available) and are extremely willing to try new process or tooling if it'll gain us an edge -- but we're also subject to SOC2. Our own evaluation was Cursor et all isn't worth the headache of the compliance paperwork. Copilot + VSCode is playing rapid catch-up and is a far e…
Re: What's working for YC companies since the AI boom
#121Could you elaborate on the 'headaches of various vendor reviews and declarations'? (I thought paperwork etc was table stakes for a SOC 2 certificate)