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Greg Isenberg's SF AI Recap: $2M/Week Data Brokers and the 'Model as CPU' Paradigm

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After networking with billionaires and AI execs in San Francisco, Greg Isenberg highlights the lucrative data brokerage market and proposes a new computing metaphor where models act as CPUs. He argues that a startup's resilience to new model releases is its key metric, warning that rapid revenue growth often masks poor retention rates.

LATEST/After networking with billionaires and AI execs in San Francisco, Greg Isenberg highlights the lucrative data brokerage market and proposes a new computing metaphor where models act as CPUs. He argues that a startup's resilience to new model releases is its key metric, warning that rapid revenue growth often masks poor retention rates.

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  1. GREG ISENBERG (@gregisenberg)T1·68 pts
    • Data brokers are earning ~$2M/week selling corporate data to AI labs, raising questions about whether this niche is emerging or bubbling.
    • The critical question for any AI startup is: 'If a new model drops next month, does your company get better or worse?' Half the executives surveyed went silent, indicating significant iteration risk.
    • The bar for AI startups has shifted to $1B revenue in 12 months, but high revenue often correlates with terrible retention, suggesting a 'fast in, fast out' dynamic.
    • We are witnessing the reinvention of the computer: Models are the CPU, harnesses are the OS, and skills/plugins are the apps.
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