business models

A common dismissal with a two-sided answer. The interviewer wants you to separate what is weak about thin wrappers from what makes many successful software businesses 'wrappers' too.

AI changes pricing because each use costs money and value per use varies. The interviewer wants the trade-offs of each model, matched to the product, and a hybrid that protects margin.

A principal-level strategy question with business, ecosystem and safety dimensions. There is no universal right answer; the interviewer wants a decision framework tied to the lab's business model and the model's risk profile.

The innovator's dilemma in SaaS form. If you don't ship the AI, competitors will; if you do, per-seat revenue shrinks. The interviewer wants a pricing and product transition that grows revenue with the work done.