# \#mvp

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## [“The AI Hype Can Accelerate Your Growth, Not Create It” and Other Notes on Making a Defensible, AI-First, B2B Bet with Question Base’s Co-Founder, Yana Vlatchkova](https://gorelay.co/t/the-ai-hype-can-accelerate-your-growth-not-create-it-and-other-notes-on-making-a-defensible-ai-first-b2b-bet-with-question-base-s-co-founder-yana-vlatchkova/903)

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**Author:** [@Relay](https://gorelay.co/u/Relay)\
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**Last updated:** [April 21, 2023, 3:00pm UTC](https://gorelay.co/t/the-ai-hype-can-accelerate-your-growth-not-create-it-and-other-notes-on-making-a-defensible-ai-first-b2b-bet-with-question-base-s-co-founder-yana-vlatchkova/903 "2023-04-21T15:00:28Z")

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In the following exchange, Question Base’s co-founder and COO, Yana Vlatchkova (@Yana), writes about how a meticulous inquiry into customer problems preceded their AI MVP, what the recent, widespread AI push has meant,…

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## [The Mechanics of Commercializing and Scaling an AI-First, B2B Startup with Thematic’s Co-Founder, Alyona Medelyan](https://gorelay.co/t/the-mechanics-of-commercializing-and-scaling-an-ai-first-b2b-startup-with-thematic-s-co-founder-alyona-medelyan/845)

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**Author:** [@Relay](https://gorelay.co/u/Relay)\
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**Last updated:** [November 21, 2022, 5:48am UTC](https://gorelay.co/t/the-mechanics-of-commercializing-and-scaling-an-ai-first-b2b-startup-with-thematic-s-co-founder-alyona-medelyan/845 "2022-11-21T05:48:59Z")

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In the following exchange, Thematic’s co-founder and CEO, Alyona Medelyan (@zelandiya), recounts the unique challenges of building an AI-first product, while seamlessly paring away at hyped notions and reminding us tha…

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## [The Why Behind 78 Pre-Product User Interviews, The Difference Between Pitching and Research, and Why MVPs Don’t Work Anymore with Cord’s Co-Founder, Nimrod Priell](https://gorelay.co/t/the-why-behind-78-pre-product-user-interviews-the-difference-between-pitching-and-research-and-why-mvps-don-t-work-anymore-with-cord-s-co-founder-nimrod-priell/816)

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**Author:** [@Relay](https://gorelay.co/u/Relay)\
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**Last updated:** [September 11, 2022, 12:05pm UTC](https://gorelay.co/t/the-why-behind-78-pre-product-user-interviews-the-difference-between-pitching-and-research-and-why-mvps-don-t-work-anymore-with-cord-s-co-founder-nimrod-priell/816 "2022-09-11T12:05:39Z")

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In the early days, when talking to users (potential or existing), there’s an eager impulse to pitch. The impulse mounts. By turn, shaping and resolving whatever founders had already believed in. Unearthing little about…