Factory CEO just accused his VC board advisor of spying for Cognition
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Factory AI’s CEO has accused VC Chris Degnan, a former board advisor to the company, of spying for rival Cognition. Degnan has now taken a role as Cognition’s chief revenue officer, escalating tensions between the AI coding startups.
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The dispute highlights how fierce competition for talent, customers, and inside knowledge is becoming in the AI developer tools market. As startups in the space scale quickly, advisor roles and investor relationships may face greater scrutiny over conflicts of interest.
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