The number of investment decks I get leading with “we use AI” is ridiculous. It’s reached a point where it automatically makes my eyes roll, and I’ve almost stopped looking at them.

Founders need to realize that AI is just table stakes now. Bragging that your product uses AI is like bragging that you take a bath every day. It’s not a differentiator. In fact, opening your pitch with it is a surefire way to get ignored, not just by us, but by most serious VCs.

Especially now that AI has democratized the ability to generate “nice-looking” decks, the last thing you want to do is say the exact same generic things as every other founder using the exact same tools.

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