Find XO: The End of AI Wrappers: Investment Implications from Google and Accel (techcrunch.com)

- Google and Accel reviewed over 4,000 AI startups in India and the five selected companies did not include simple AI wrappers. - However, this does not mean early teams must start by developing models themselves. - A more realistic question is whether customers have a continued reason to use a service even if foundational model providers offer similar features. - It prompts us to consider not just where APIs are used, but how deeply they are integrated into customers' workflows.