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Story summary
- Founders pursue strategic moats for AI startups to defend business models amid replicable technologies.
- Seven moats are crucial for long-term AI success, including process power.
- Scale economies depend on large upfront investments that favor big firms. Scale AI's $100 million DoD contract expands exclusive resource access.
- HappyRobot's DHL integration shows high switching costs and a 95% pilot-to-contract conversion.
