Is your AI startup a wrapper or a company, and how do investors tell?
Are AI wrappers dead? What investors ask an AI startup with revenue in 2026: defensibility, third-party models, margin, and the paper they check in diligence.
Alperen Zeki Gokmen
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Alperen Zeki Gokmen is a Co-Founder of The Brutally Honest, where he builds the company's digital products, AI systems and automation across its four brands.
He co-founded two startups and has managed entrepreneurship programmes.
He is based in Helsinki, originally from Türkiye, and writes Thinking In Public, a newsletter on AI, automation and practical workflows for startups.
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- Co-Founder, The Brutally Honest
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5 min read How many months of runway is enough once you have revenue?
The old 18 to 24 month rule is for the day after a round. With revenue and six to eight months of cash, check if you are default alive and date your plan B.
Alperen Zeki Gokmen
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