Zack Kanter Frames Moats as Duration of Passive Value Accrual

Zack Kanter, founder and CEO of Stedi, posted on X that a moat measures how long a company can do nothing and still accrue value. He noted the timeframe depends on exogenous factors that change over time. The post appears in a cluster tagged ai that includes the generated headline AI Startups Lose Traditional Moats As Customers Swi. Kanter previously founded another company and now leads an API-first healthcare clearinghouse that uses AI agents for tasks such as insurance verification.