Why Your Business Model Is Leaving Millions on the Table – Jay Pandya on AI and Platform Valuation

WhatsApp was acquired for $19 billion at 19,000x revenue. It wasn’t even profitable. Most founders, after 20 years of work, exit at 1–1.5x profit. Jay Pandya, founder of MVP1 Ventures, takes the stage at EMERGE to expose the valuation gap — and exactly what platform and AI-driven business models do differently to command multiples that traditional service and product businesses simply cannot. If you’re building a business and you care about what it’s worth, this is the talk you need to watch.