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AI Startups Shift Focus: Business Over Consumer Market

12/16/2025

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Three years after the generative AI boom, most startups sell to businesses rather than consumers.
Chi-Hua Chien of Goodwater Capital says early AI applications were promising, but opportunities diminished.
He likens consumer AI to the early smartphone era and urges stabilization before major products.
Elizabeth Weil and Chi-Hua Chien warn smartphones may limit AI, calling for new devices and emphasizing genuine human interaction on social media.

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Three years after the generative AI boom, most startups sell to businesses rather than consumers.
Chi-Hua Chien of Goodwater Capital says early AI applications were promising, but opportunities diminished.
He likens consumer AI to the early smartphone era and urges stabilization before major products.
Elizabeth Weil and Chi-Hua Chien warn smartphones may limit AI, calling for new devices and emphasizing genuine human interaction on social media.