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Today’s show:
Benchmark's Sarah Tavel joins Jason to discuss her time at Benchmark (13:33), her recent Substack blogs (31:51), the state of VC (1:57), AI's impact on startups (44:31), and much more!
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Time stamps:
(00:00) Benchmark’s Sarah Tavel joins Jason
(1:57) The state of VC and the biggest things founders have had to contend through
(12:08) Miro - Sign up for a free account at https://miro.com/startups
(13:33) Benchmark’s company culture
(21:35) Evolving trends in venture capital
(24:37) Vanta - Get $1000 off your SOC 2 at https://vanta.com/twist
(25:45) Tradeoffs and common VC mistakes
(31:51) Sarah's substack blogs and the inspiration behind her writing
(35:42) Mercury - Join 100K+ startups banking with Mercury at http://mercury.com
(36:54) Entrepreneurship in 2023 and the importance of founders’ long term vision
(44:31) Technology catalysts and how AI is impacting startups
(58:36) Business models, the amount of developers needed, and navigating funding rounds
(1:04:42) The complexities of strategic partnerships and investments in startups
(1:14:54) M&A in the era of Lina Kahn and looking at macro as an investor
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