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> Funding + Support -> Apply for Llama Startup Program by May 30 -> Vision

Feels a little backwards, no? Perhaps should have consulted Gemini.

This was my thought too. But somewhat revealing of the mindset involved in an awful lot of the AI "industry".

First, start with a pile of money and the vague notion of an AI tool. Usefulness will come later, surely, definitely, before we run out of pile of money.

Is it the AI industry or just VC in general? YC quite famously invests in founders, not ideas. Other accelerators are similar. They start with a pile of money and the vague notion of a startup idea. Usefulness comes later, after however many pivots, before they run out of the pile of money.

"Yes."

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