Is your startup’s technology defensible? My test for technical defensibility in a startup
Is your startup’s technology defensible? My test for technical defensibility in a startup When I am working on the techn ical due dilig ence of a startup company before VC investment, one of my goals is determining in what ways the technology being built affects the company’s strategy: how (and if) it contributes to the product’s defensibility. I feel proud that I have not used to word “moat” even once in this article. Technology is not the only way to create defensibility. Network effects, having better data or money than the competition, a strategic relationship with key players, etc. can all be important. In some cases it makes sense to invest in a company where the technology is only an afterthought, assuming that the engineering involved is at least adequate. However, innovative tech is a bit special. After all, it’s harder to bring true disruption with stuff that has been around for a very long time. https://bitbucket.org/atlassian/tutorial-documentation-tests/issues/6499/4-2023
