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Speed x AI

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It's always been true that speed is the #1 advantage of an early-stage startup. But now that generative AI here, you need to go 10x faster.

Speed x AI Get our weekly newsletter that 322K+ startup teams read Subscribe Speed x AI James Currier · @jamescurrier · Jun 2025 · AI James Currier · @jamescurrier Jun 2025 · AI Table of Contents Get Out of Your Own Way The 4 Benefits of Speed The Main Speed Barrier is Your Mind How Mindset Creates Speed 1. The product is not you 2. You’re just running experiments 3. Embrace borrowing 4. Adopt the fuck it mentality 5. Drop self sabotage 6. Do it for someone else Mindset > Hours The AI revolution just ratcheted up the speed bar for startups. You think you’re moving fast enough. You’re not. You

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