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How Benchmark Capital finds EXCEPTIONAL startups in the age of AI — A convo w/ Eric Vishria

How Benchmark Capital finds EXCEPTIONAL startups in the age of AI — A convo w/ Eric Vishria

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With so many AI startups these days, how do you identify which will be home-runs and which will be flops?

In this episode of the I/O Podcast, Tyler and Sterling sit down with Eric Vishria, a General Partner at the legendary Benchmark Capital, who uncovers their exact process for finding and funding some of the world's fastest-growing and most successful AI startups.


Chapters:


(00:07:28) Exponential Rise of AI Startups


(00:10:21) Diverse Revenue Paths in AI Startups


(00:14:10) LLM-enhanced Vertical AI Solutions for Industry


(00:18:25) Tech Product Success through Market Awareness


(00:20:05) Balancing Human Expertise with AI Automation


(00:35:22) The Value of Venture Capital Partnerships


(00:37:48) Founders' Partnerships in Early-Stage Investing


(00:47:10) Key Questions: The Core of Investing Decisions


(00:54:22) Supporting Founders in Venture Capital Industry


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Learn more about Benchmark here: https://www.benchmark.com/


This podcast was brought to you by Pelion Venture Partners. Have a great startup idea? Learn more about Pelion here: https://pelionvp.com/

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