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Investing in Generative AI tools

VC Cafe

over the forecast period (2022-2028). Companies that were doing AI image creation to replace stock photography may have woken up one day to find out that their product was completely commoditised with free products/ APIs. IP issues, malicious use, future regulatory risk – Midjourney. trillion coming from consumer surplus.

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Spectacles and $SNAP’s $20B Valuation

Austin Startup

And to top it all off, Snap isn’t offering voting rights to public market investors, which should discount the stock price further. The smartphone is for everyone, we don’t have to think the iPhone is about a certain demographic, or country or vertical market: it’s for everyone. How can one justify a $20B valuation for Snap?