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Ben Laufer

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Recent Articles from Ben Laufer

AI Where It Actually Matters (Part 3): What Actually Creates Defensibility in Mission-Critical AI

AI Where It Actually Matters (Part 3): What Actually Creates Defensibility in Mission-Critical AI

Over the past few weeks, public SaaS valuations...

AI Where It Actually Matters (Part 2): Why Vertical AI Wins Where Failure Has Consequences

AI Where It Actually Matters (Part 2): Why Vertical AI Wins Where Failure Has Consequences

In Part 1, we discussed how most durable AI...

AI Where It Actually Matters (Part 1): Why the Next AI Winners Won’t Be Chatbots

AI Where It Actually Matters (Part 1): Why the Next AI Winners Won’t Be Chatbots

Earlier this year, KnowledgeLake deployed...

KnowledgeLake and Edison Partners Announce $65M Growth Investment

KnowledgeLake and Edison Partners Announce $65M Growth Investment

St. Louis, MO and Nashville, TN - Aug. 20, 2025 —

Recent Articles from Ben Laufer

AI Where It Actually Matters (Part 3): What Actually Creates Defensibility in Mission-Critical AI

AI Where It Actually Matters (Part 3): What Actually Creates Defensibility in Mission-Critical AI

Over the past few weeks, public SaaS valuations...

AI Where It Actually Matters (Part 2): Why Vertical AI Wins Where Failure Has Consequences

AI Where It Actually Matters (Part 2): Why Vertical AI Wins Where Failure Has Consequences

In Part 1, we discussed how most durable AI...

AI Where It Actually Matters (Part 1): Why the Next AI Winners Won’t Be Chatbots

AI Where It Actually Matters (Part 1): Why the Next AI Winners Won’t Be Chatbots

Earlier this year, KnowledgeLake deployed...

KnowledgeLake and Edison Partners Announce $65M Growth Investment

KnowledgeLake and Edison Partners Announce $65M Growth Investment

St. Louis, MO and Nashville, TN - Aug. 20, 2025 —