Thread by @asanwal

1/ We issued the @cbinsights 3rd annual AI 100 this year to highlight 100 artificial intelligence companies our data suggests are the most promising

cbinsights.com/research/artif…

2/ The AI100 has become kind of a big deal for startups and so we've gotten lots of inbound from companies and investors about why they're not included

We tell them all the same thing

Update and add your profile here - editor.cbinsights.com

3/ Most founders (or PR firms) are quite nice

We tell them that this is the top 100 based on our data/inputs but it doesn't mean there are not great companies who don't make the list

4/ But some founders, investors, PR folks suggest there is something else to the rankings. That you have to be a @cbinsights customer or attend our events or do something else to get into our favor

Their emails are generally angry and accusatory

It's an interesting approach

5/ To the folks who make these claims, I'd first like to say "fuck you"

The @cbinsights team works their ass off to acquire the data, sift through hundreds of companies (many whose marketing drivel is beyond intelligible) and create these briefs, landscapes and ratings

6/ When we do these landscapes, market maps or AI 100 style roundups, we provide exposure to a bunch of deserving startups

Some use it for PR, in their pitch decks and in their recruiting efforts

It's cool that being in a @cbinsights piece now might mean something

7/ I get your butthurt you didn't get in and you want to vent

That's fine.

But don't go making unfounded claims. Just update your profile here - editor.cbinsights.com

8/ I've been trying to stay off Twitter this year but folks making these baseless claims got me fired up as I know how hard the @cbinsights team works

That's all. Peace.