Zero to One

Jonathan Yana, Matteo David, Gary Rouch

Olivier Toubia (Columbia): How to Differentiate Yourself in the AI Era 🎯

MAY 24, 202632 MIN

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Most founders using AI today are building the same thing. Same prompts. Same outputs. Same products. So the real question isn't "How do I use AI?" It's "How do I stay differentiated when everyone has access to the same models?" This week on Zero to One, we sat down with Olivier Toubia, professor at Columbia Business School and a leading researcher on AI, innovation, and entrepreneurship. 💡 Some of the themes we explored: 🎙️ AI increases productivity, not differentiation 🎙️ Your unique context is the moat 🎙️ The bottleneck has shifted to execution and distribution 🎙️ Human judgment matters more than ever 🎙️ AI is a tool, not the strategy This episode is worth your time if you’re building in AI and trying to figure out what actually creates a MOAT in the next generation of startups. 🚀