Find XO: Agentic AI Ends the Chatbot Era: A Playbook for Vertical Automation Startups (blog.mean.ceo)

- BMW i Ventures has established a $300 million dedicated fund for applied AI. - This signals that investors are turning their attention away from chatbot wrappers that only layer a thin interface on top of LLMs, toward agents that actually complete tasks like sales, legal work, and coding. - Companies are now paying not for convenience but for completed tasks. - However, since handling broad tasks all at once can reduce completion rates, it is better to close narrow, measurable tasks from start to finish.