Ever gotten a vague cease and desist from a competitor and wondered if you actually did something wrong?

This week I tackle four listener questions: how seriously to take competitor terms of service threats, whether AI is really a platform risk (or just a feature risk), how to build confidence and get past the fear of reaching out to prospects, and when a non-founder employee should walk away from a company that's missing founder activation energy.

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Topics we cover:

(01:05) – Are terms of service threats legitimate?
(04:25) – No attorney-client privilege with LLMs
(06:39) – AI as platform risk explained
(08:21) – Will AI subsume your features?
(10:55) – Will AI costs drop over time?
(14:22) – Mitigating LLM downtime risk
(16:06) – Structuring an enterprise pilot program
(17:56) – Building confidence despite social anxiety
(23:05) – When to quit as a non-founder

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Episode 849 | Legal Threats, AI as Platform Risk, Building Confidence, and More Listener Questions (Rob Solo)

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Episode 849 | Legal Threats, AI as Platform Risk, Building Confidence, and More Listener Questions (Rob Solo)