frontier models
also referred to as: frontier model
4 statements across 2 episodes · 2 bullish · 1 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Apr 16, 2026 by Sudheesh Nair · across every show →
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Apr 16, 2026 bearish
Sudheesh Nair: Startup failure rate will worsen beyond 92%
“92% are failing right now, and it is only going to get worse because more companies are getting founded, a rate of change is increasing, and frontier models are coming and just swallowing, and SaaS companies aren't going to lie down and take it, which means th…”
Jun 18, 2026 neutral
Siddharth: Basic Workflows Suit Fine-Tuning; High-Value Use Cases Need Frontier Models
“Step one should be to, like, just do it with a frontier model and see how well it does. And most times you'll see that you don't have to touch the weights. But there are certain workflows like customer support like an invoice to pay system, some of these more …”
Jun 18, 2026 bullish
Jun 18, 2026 positive
Siddharth built Turing's internal OS on a frontier model without fine-tuning
“I mean, I have a system at Turing that helps me run Turing, and this is a system that I built on top of one of the frontier models, and I didn't have to fine tune it. Like, all I had to do was intelligent management of context, memory, access to the right tool…”