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Because nothing triggers PTSD like a founder pitching “AI on the blockchain.”

Why this pitch is the red flag investors pretend not to see.

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Glenda Carnate
December 12, 2025

Read time: 2.5 minutes

When a founder says, “It’s like AI… but on the blockchain,”
I relive every bad investment I’ve ever made... simultaneously.

A VC friend once told me that these words are the universal signal for:
“We don’t have a product. We have a buzzword smoothie.”

He sat through a pitch where the founder claimed: “It’s decentralized intelligence… with immutable reasoning… enabled by shared compute liquidity.”

In English: He combined AI and blockchain because both terms trended on Twitter.

When the deck ended, the room fell silent in the same way someone goes silent when a toddler proudly hands them a drawing labeled “cat” that looks like a lemon with legs.

How to Survive the “AI on the Blockchain” Pitch Without Losing Brain Cells?

1. Ask the forbidden question: “Why both?”
Most teams don’t have an answer that isn’t based on vibes.

2. Strip the buzzwords. What remains?
If the idea collapses without “AI” and “blockchain,” it wasn’t an idea... it was SEO.

3. Validate the problem, not the tech stack.
Tech should follow pain.
Not the other way around.

4. Look for a measurable advantage.
If AI doesn't improve accuracy, or blockchain doesn't improve trust, the combo is cosmetic.

5. Replace hype with math.
Possible ROI > Trend alignment. Every time.

💡Key Takeaway: 

If your pitch needs both AI and blockchain to sound exciting, it’s not innovative... it’s insecure.

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