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Legendary Consumer VC Predicts The Future Of AI Products

2025/6/27
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Kirsten Green
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Kirsten Green: 我认为消费者人工智能是不可避免的，并且正在发生。首先，基础设施和技术必须到位。商业应用通常是第一步，但要吸引消费者，必须提供卓越的产品，以满足他们的需求。消费者对人工智能技术的接受度非常高，例如ChatGPT的快速普及就证明了这一点。我认为人工智能是一次平台级的转变，它将把我们从关注结果和注意力转移到关注关系和情感。我们需要回归第一性原理，重新思考如何通过数字手段建立关系，每个类别都可以被人工智能重新定义，需要从全新的起点出发。数据在人工智能领域更加重要，因为它能促进持续学习和关系发展。从交易到关系的转变，增加了用户忠诚度和留存率。语音交互比键盘输入更自由，有助于想法的展开，也是一种更令人愉悦和更丰富的体验。 Garry Tan: 我认为ChatGPT是有史以来最快的消费者产品发布。可能会出现一些与人工智能技术结合的、类似前人工智能时代的产品。通过人工智能，可以从大量信息中提取出真正感兴趣的内容。GLP-1药物可以增强人们的意志力，从而对健康产生多重影响。

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This chapter explores the key factors behind successful consumer products, particularly in the context of AI. It emphasizes the importance of a strong product that meets a genuine need, rather than relying solely on marketing gimmicks. The discussion highlights that great products naturally attract users and form the basis of successful marketing strategies.
  • Successful products prioritize meeting consumer needs and offering a compelling value proposition.
  • Effective marketing is built upon a foundation of a strong product.
  • There's no shortcut to success; building a great product is paramount.

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Kirsten Green, founder of Forerunner Ventures, has backed some of the most iconic consumer brands of the past two decades — from Warby Parker to Chime to Dollar Shave Club.

In this conversation with Garry, she shares how great products (not marketing tricks) still win, why AI is unlocking a new kind of emotional relationship between consumers and technology, and what founders can learn from the messy creative stage we're in right now. She also breaks down how shifts in distribution, wellness, and digital behavior are reshaping what it means to build for real human needs.