In 2026 - the year the entire industry really started to take off in earnest - the AI startup creation and adoption market is moving at a break-neck pace , like a runaway train with no brakes. But not all that rapid growth is as good as it seems. Many early-stage ventures enjoy the initial "AI hype" phase, which results in those nice, but ultimately unsustainable, adoption curves. For the savvy enterprise decision-maker and investor, the challenge is separating those short-lived revenue spike...