Are you trying to avoid becoming part of the “Openai Killed My Startup” meme? There are some advice for the Chief Product Officer of Humanity.
In an episode of the “Lenny's” podcast released Thursday, Mike Krieger said three key qualities could help startups take over to the AI Giants and stay “defensible” for at least the next year.
First, Krieger said that startups with deep knowledge of areas such as law and biotechnology can survive the AI giant.
For example, he said he doesn't see the construction of humanity as not building solutions for scientific labs. “But I want to have that company exist, so I want to partner with it,” he said.
Secondly, Krieger said that a good relationship with customers is helpful.
“Not only do you know the company you sell, you know who you sell in the company,” he said.
It also helps to come from the domain yourself, or bring in co-founders “from that world,” he said.
Krieger's third suggestion was for startups to play with the new AI interface.
“Do something very advanced users, very power users, very strange, you're there at first, but can be huge,” he said.
Krieger co-founded Instagram in 2010 and was Chief Technology Officer until 2018. He later co-founded the comprehensive news app Artifact, which was closed last year. He joined humanity last year.
“I don't want them vy,” he said of the founders who want to build in the AI space. “Maybe that's part of why I wanted to join the company rather than start it.”
Kriger did not immediately respond to requests for comment from Business Insider sent outside normal business hours.
Krieger's comments are part of an ongoing discussion in the startup community about how founders can avoid building AI “rappers.” This is a rejection term used to refer to simple applications built on existing AI models and that can be easily provided by LLM companies themselves.
Last year, Openai CEO Sam Altman said his company would “SteamRoll” the “small” of the startup on top of the model. He said companies that underestimate the speed of growth risk in AI models will become part of “Openai killed my startup meme.”
Krieger has recently made several comments on the future of his job and how people can eradicate their careers.
In an interview earlier this year, Krieger said that developers spend more time double checking AI generated code than they write themselves.
Later last month, Krieger said he has “some degree of hesitation” about hiring entry-level workers, and that humanity is focusing on hiring experienced engineers instead.
