The 12-month window
TechCrunch AI Connie Loizos April 19, 2026

AI Summary— plain English for professionals
# The 12-Month Window Many AI startups are racing against the clock—they exist in a gap that's closing fast. Right now, companies like OpenAI and Google haven't built AI tools for every industry yet, so smaller startups fill those gaps. But once the big players expand their products into these specialized areas, many of these startups will struggle to compete and could disappear.
A lot of AI startups exist partly because the foundation models haven't expanded into their category yet. As many jokingly acknowledge, that won't last forever.
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