Lenny's Newsletter · 13 October 2026

How to tell if a startup has a moat

Lenny Rachitsky

A framework for evaluating whether a startup has a durable moat by identifying one of four compounding advantages (switching costs, network effects, scale economies, or data effects), assessing its potential strength, and measuring whether it's actually materializing.

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Topics: Venture Capital & Startups

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