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20VC: Mercor CPO on Revenue Concentration from Frontier Labs | Why Large Enterprise is Scared to Partner with Frontier Labs | Why Small Specialised Models is the Future with Osvald Nitski

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20VC: Mercor CPO on Revenue Concentration from Frontier Labs | Why Large Enterprise is Scared to Partner with Frontier Labs | Why Small Specialised Models is the Future with Osvald Nitski

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Osvald Nitski is the Chief Product Officer at Mercor, the AI-training and expert-data marketplace powering frontier-model development. Mercor last raised a $350 million Series C at a $10 billion valuation, and is reportedly in discussions for a new round a...

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Osvald Nitski, Chief Product Officer at Mercor, discusses the booming demand for AI services and the future of frontier model development, addressing key questions about enterprise adoption, open-source models, and the evolving role of product teams in an AI-native world.
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No AI ROI problem for enterprises
04:02
Data is most valuable at the frontier of model performance
07:02
Specialized models for each company's unique priorities
09:00
There is no current enterprise ROI problem with AI
10:04
Balance performance and budget based on your use case
11:01
Token spend is like COGS for growth.
14:00
Product teams constantly fight to simplify surface area.
17:59
Enterprise AI deployment will rely heavily on services.
25:27
Don't delegate judgment to AI.
45:12
AI code will create a cybersecurity golden age with increased threats
54:56
Join startups and move to San Francisco.
56:07
Robotics progress is gradual, like driverless cars.

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AI Services Boom and Future Trends
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Will open-source models kill the data-provider business?
04:00
Are enterprises still terrified of working with frontier model companies?
07:00
Does every company end up with its own specialised AI model?
09:00
Do enterprises actually have an AI ROI problem?
10:00
How should founders balance AI performance against exploding token bills?
11:00
Does AI mean product teams build 10x more—or ruthlessly simplify?
14:00
What does it now take to be a great product manager in an AI-native world?
15:00
Is the boom in AI services and forward-deployed engineers here to stay?
20:00
Can Mercor escape its dependence on a handful of frontier-model customers?
37:00
Are AI-generated code and agents creating a cybersecurity arms race?
47:00
When will robotics have its real "ChatGPT moment"?
56:00

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Osvald Nitski: We can't spend money fast enough to service all of the demand that we have. We end every week with so much more money in the bank. I don't think there's an ROI problem right now. Even Figma is, we're moving away from it in favor of Cloud Des...