open platform

2 statements across 2 episodes · 0 bullish · 2 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Aug 18, 2023 by Richard Socher · across every show →

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Aug 18, 2023 negative
Disclosure
Socher: You.com's open platform struggled due to lack of user scale
“Now we've launched this open platform last year, but to be honest, we haven't had A ton of really amazing apps being added to this platform because we just don't have hundreds of millions of users, and so if your, you know, app, like, lets you book a kayaking …”
Richard Socher Aug 18, 2023 ▶ 36:51 Richard Socher: The 3 Biggest Barriers to Building AGI; AI Startups vs Incumbents | E1050 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Feb 19, 2026 bearish
Insight
Lemkin: Open Platforms Risk Better AI Agents; Closed Platforms Risk Bypass
“I believe every platform that is open is at risk that an agent is better than the native platform. And every platform that is closed is, is at risk of being At least slightly bypassed.”
Jason Lemkin Feb 19, 2026 ▶ 24:25 Thrive Raises New $10B Fund | OpenAI Buys OpenClaw | Stripe at $140B: Is Adyen Wildly Undervalued? · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
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