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Nithin Kamath tells founders stop leading pitches with AI
Zerodha founder Nithin Kamath has warned startup founders that leading investor pitches with artificial intelligence is counterproductive. In a post on X, Kamath said AI has become 'table stakes' in the startup…
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Zerodha founder Nithin Kamath has warned startup founders that leading investor pitches with artificial intelligence is counterproductive. In a post on X, Kamath said AI has become 'table stakes' in the startup ecosystem and no longer differentiates a business. He said pitch decks that open with 'we use AI' make his eyes roll and cause him to stop reading.
Kamath added that generative AI tools have made it easy to create professional-looking decks, but that convenience makes generic AI claims stand out even less. He advised founders to focus on the problem they solve and what makes their product unique, instead of treating the technology itself as a selling point.
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The overhyped claim that AI alone wins funding needs to be retired. Kamath rightly calls it 'table stakes', but the broader narrative that investors are dazzled by buzzwords persists among the startup crowd. The real test is whether founders can articulate a clear business problem, not just name a technology. Watch how many pitch decks still open with AI after this warning, that number will show if the message has sunk in.
Source: economictimes.indiatimes.com
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