What’s Inside How AI has already “broken” education models The rise of generalist specialists Why careers are shifting into skills Before we recorded this episode of The Venture Variety Show, one of the first things I noticed was the album cover hanging on the wall behind my guest. It’s a framed copy of Radiohead’s In […]
What’s Inside How AI is changing the speed, scale and shape of new startups Why Series B and C companies are in a tough spot How emerging managers and LPs are adapting to the new rules of venture I first met Arjun Dev Arora in 2016, shortly after he joined what was then called 500 […]
What’s Inside Why legal frameworks for AI agents lag behind their use How regulatory gaps in the U.S. and EU create uneven risks for founders Practical tips startups can take to reduce exposure before the law catches up AI is moving faster than the regulatory system, and that makes everyone’s agent a potential outlaw. When […]
What’s Inside How writing still cuts through in the AI era Why storytelling isn’t just about reach What the CEO of Medium had to say about voice and transformation In a noisy and AI-generative world, the act of writing still helps us think. Early Days of Online Writing I’ve been writing online in some form […]
What’s inside AI agents are helping founders like Suman Kanuganti scale their decision-making and leadership presence Leaders like Tatyana Mamut are rethinking team structure as they manage humans and agents Founders like Anna Belova are learning about trust and how to build AI agents that stay helpful, without pretending to be human Meet the new […]
What’s Inside Why the role of platform teams in VC is getting more strategic How AI is changing startups and venture firms What founders should ask before taking an investor’s money Venture firms have long offered more than just checks, but the rise of platform roles in the last decade+ has turned that “extra” into […]
What’s Inside The growing role of marketing in venture Why AI is helpful but is not a replacement for real storytelling What still works in a noisy content landscape Talking about venture, PR and content in a hotel cafe. Not long ago, I met up with Matthew Quint and Patrick Whitmarsh at a hotel café […]
What’s Inside Why AI needs to do more than just filter content for kids How AngelQ is building protective agents for online safety What Tim Estes learned from tackling child trafficking at scale In this episode of The AI Cognitive Shift, I talk with Tim Estes, founder of AngelQ, about why kids are at increasing […]
Thoughtful leadership and being purposeful with decision-making were recurring themes at the Euda Roundtable. I recently moderated a panel at the Euda Roundtable, an off-the-record gathering of founders and investors hosted at San Jose State University, in partnership with SJSU SpartUp! By the way, SJSU is my alma mater. We covered a lot during the […]
Providing platform services used to be a nice-to-have at VC firms. Now it’s a must-have strategic edge. In this episode of The Venture Variety Show, I talk with Cherae Robinson, Head of Platform and Marketing at Flybridge, about what founders actually want from their investors and how platform roles are shifting to meet that need. […]
