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At just 29, Brian Zhan, who practices what he describes as “nerdy investing,” has already made early bets on buzzy AI companies now valued in the billions.After quietly leaving Silicon Valley VC firm CRV this summer, Zhan recently joined Striker Venture Partners, where he and veteran investor Max Gazor plan…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Robert E. Williams, a 40-year-old VC board director and startup advisor based in Maryland. It’s been edited for length and clarity.I spent the first 13 years of my career at AT&T, working my way up to an assistant VP-level position. Then,…
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This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Jyoti Bansal is founder and CEO of Harness and managing partner at Unusual Ventures. It has been edited for length and clarity.When I was studying computer science at one of India’s top universities, I became fascinated by startups. I was captivated…
The generative AI boom has fueled the growth of single-person startups and companies operating without external funding.For Amazon Web Services, these “solopreneurs” and bootstrapped startups have emerged as a “blind spot” in its customer discovery process, which heavily relies on connections with venture capital firms, according to an internal document…
Head count is no longer the hot success indicator, says a Y Combinator partner.”It’s the right time to hire when things are so busy that you can’t even find a slot in your calendar to do an interview with a candidate,” YC partner Gustaf Alströmer said in an episode of…
