
6 shifts in the startup ecosystem in 6 months: - VCs have split in two: AI & everything else. - Funding stage means nothing now. "Seed" could be $2M, or could be $6B - Agents must show results. "We have agents" impresses no one; you need to show the before and after. - Small teams are winning with people who raise less but last longer. - Seed to Series A has gotten harder. Line up your Series A story first. - AI cold outreach is backfiring.
