🕶️ Elon’s stuck in governance

Enterprise AI is stuck in pilot hell: budgets are there, but buyers don’t know what to commit to. That’s why investor Vanessa Larco thinks 2026 will belong to consumers, not enterprises. Prosumers adopt fast, show product–market fit immediately, and skip months of procurement theater.

She expects “concierge” AI agents to absorb everyday workflows, with platforms like ChatGPT and Meta AI becoming the main distribution layer. That could mean a ~30% platform tax and a big wave of M&A as smaller tools get folded in.

Founder takeaway: build consumer-first, obsess over retention and revenue, design for voice and ambient use, and keep a distribution Plan B—because platforms can change the rules overnight.

Startups can be dangerous—sometimes deadly. In this video, we explore six of the deadliest startup inventions in history, where founders and innovators paid the ultimate price for their creations. From the AVE Mizar, a car-plane hybrid named after a star, to the ill-fated Oceangate submersible, the Segway, and even the Titanic, we dive into the tragic stories of ambition gone wrong.

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A federal judge says Musk’s case has legs: Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers found enough evidence of assurances that leaders pledged to keep the original nonprofit structure, so the suit will face a jury in March 2026.

The twist isn’t just celebrity litigants; it’s whether “mission lock” claims around nonprofit-to-capped-profit-to-PBC transitions were marketing or commitments. Discovery could surface board minutes, side letters, and fundraising decks that shaped expectations—a governance soap opera with real cap-table consequences.

For founders, the read-through: document what you promise, align bylaws with pitch language, and be precise about “public benefit” vs. investor return mechanics. If jurors credit reliance on structural assurances, expect tighter disclosures and risk factors across AI and other hybrid models.