How to Win When Code Is Free: Building AI Startups That Scale | Snowflake Dev Day 2026

When code costs almost nothing to produce, technical moats disappear overnight. So how do you build a company that actually wins? Jeremiah Owyang, General Partner at Blitzscaling Ventures, breaks down the strategic playbook for founders and developers in a world where engineering execution is no longer the primary differentiator. What you’ll learn: • What creates durable competitive advantages when coding is free • How product-led growth, network effects, and community become your moat • What investors actually look for in AI startups today Subscribe to this channel for more great content! 👉 http://www.snowflake.com/YTsubscribe/ Click here to start your 30-day free Snowflake trial, which includes $400 worth of free usage: 👉 https://snowflake.com/youtube-dev-trial Explore sample code, download tools, and connect with peers: 👉 https://developers.snowflake.com/ #Snowflake #AIDataCloud #AI #GenAI #ArtificialIntelligence