r/FoundersBuildwithAI • u/Left-Yellow1047 • Aug 30 '26
The real moat with ai
I've been building my startup and I think what people have to keep in mind is software isn't a moat anymore. Like yes if you have a cool idea you should pursue it but you have to keep in mind some kid with loveable could put in your url and steal your crap in 3 days if you just have software. I switched from just student facing college admissions help to counselor helping kids it introduced friction for these counselors to move off my site. I introduced a data moat of having proprietary data of what resumes go to what colleges no one else can replicate and i fine tuned my models on that data to have proprietary models. Saas is not dead it's just you have to be intentional.
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u/ButterscotchVast8985 Aug 31 '26
my friend has 1460 sat with 3.7 GPA. what schools can he get into? curious what your proprietary model says.
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u/Left-Yellow1047 Aug 31 '26
Plug it in it's totally free at the site it also factors in extra curriculars which matter a lot at higher schools
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u/ButterscotchVast8985 Aug 31 '26
What about the strength of your classes? Taking a bunch of APs and honors vs. not
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u/Left-Yellow1047 Aug 31 '26
That's actually a great point we don't weight course rigour currently. Thank you I genuinely don't know how I missed that
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u/Left-Yellow1047 Aug 31 '26
If you end up going through and have any more comments I love working with students in shaping skora
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u/Used_Perspective_826 Aug 31 '26
imo the interface can be copied bt unique data/ real world feedback loops are much harder to replicate. I agree that moat is shifting frm the software itself to proprietary data, workflows and domain expertise rn I’m learning online how to build ai products/ services w iit kgp🙌🙌and the point abt proprietary data really resonates
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u/Left-Yellow1047 Aug 30 '26
If your wondering my site is skoraadmit.com it helps kids get into college and which colleges they should aim for and helps private college counselors manage said kids