THE LEDGER
SECTION 10
ISSUE 001
Recurring Workflow Triggers Beat Passive Distribution
Projection: The most defensible application distribution will arrive at the moment work must happen—a renewal, incident, filing, purchase, or patient handoff—rather than waiting for a user to open a generic assistant. The mechanism is ownership of recurring triggers. Model swaps test whether the embedded product, not raw capability, earns renewal.
Why this idea is here
What the evidence establishes.
The cited captures document concentrated AI investment and application-layer differentiation. They do not prove that recurring workflow triggers form a moat; renewal after a model swap is the declared adoption test.
Source ledger
Read the sources.
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- S02Venture capital investments in artificial intelligence through 2025
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- S03Big Ideas 2026: Part 1
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