The New Rule for Picking AI Winners | The a16z Show

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David George (a16z) and David Clark (VenCap) discuss why AI companies scale 10x faster than traditional startups and how to identify durable winners. They analyze frontier models, data center constraints, value capture dynamics, and IPO implications. Key insight: top exits are 10x'd in 24 months, but 40% of AI leaders drop annually due to the half-life problem.

• •AI companies scaling 10x faster than previous startup generations with significantly larger outcomes
• •Key challenge: 40% of AI leaders drop off annually (half-life problem), making durability hard to predict
• •Value capture dynamics shifting—frontier models and open-source competition reshape VC return profiles

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