I agree, customer-managed self-hosted is definitely more common. I have seen more discussion recently of vendor managed as a middle ground, often called BYOC
Thanks for the suggestion. I'm not looking for a CRM-like replacement of LinkedIn, I just want a Chrome Extension to make the existing LinkedIn messaging product better
"The point is this: if you accept the premise that regulation locks in incumbents, then it sure is notable that the early AI winners seem the most invested in generating alarm in Washington, D.C. about AI. This despite the fact that their concern is apparently not sufficiently high to, you know, stop their work. No, they are the responsible ones, the ones who care enough to call for regulation; all the better if concerns about imagined harms kneecap inevitable competitors."
You're right - the same advice applies to non-AI startups too. I wrote the piece to help the founders who come to me for advice, and they are AI founders in the vast majority of cases.