NEA’s Tiffany Luck On How Startup Founders Can Build Moats In Vertical AI

NEA partner Tiffany Luck discusses how vertical AI startups can build defensible moats by solving the 'last mile' of automation—moving beyond horizontal models like Claude to deliver end-to-end workflow solutions that integrate AI into enterprise daily operations.

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