Plenty of AI 'advantages' are temporary efficiency gains your competitors will have within 18 months. This framework scores capabilities on six moat dimensions so you know which investments build defensible competitive advantage and which are commodity.

What's inside

Six-dimension moat scoring (data, integration, learning loops, switching cost, organizational, brand) with rubric per dimension and aggregate moat-strength category (No Moat, Eroding, Building, Defensible).

How to use it

  1. Read the whole framework before applying any single piece. Frameworks are interconnected systems.
  2. Test against a real situation. Frameworks that don't move you toward a decision usually have a missing variable.
  3. Document where the framework breaks down for your context. Every framework has edge cases — knowing yours is the actual leverage.