Nahigian: Meta Captured More Mobile Value than AT&T and Verizon Combined
TJ Nahigian · 6 Questions Founders Should Ask Themselves to Drive Value from Generative AI with Base10 Partners · Mar 1, 2024 · at 28:33
TJ Nahigian, co-founder of Base10 Partners, discusses historical platform shifts to show how non-native incumbents captured platform value.
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“Meta was not a mobile company. It wasn't built as a mobile company. They captured more value from mobile than AT&T, Verizon, et cetera, combined, right? Just Meta.”
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