If Youre a Startup, Maximise Your Token Spend @20VC
If Youre a Startup, Maximise Your Token Spend  @20VC
Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
USV General Partner Michael Mignano on why startups should still be maximising token spend right now.

As a startup your organisation is smaller, you can control the spend, and you need every advantage you can get.

If you're coding, use the frontier model.

That edge against the incumbents is worth it

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