Jason Lemkin is one of the leading SaaS investors of the last decade with a portfolio including the likes of Algolia, Talkdesk, Owner, RevenueCat, Saleloft and more.
Rory O’Driscoll is a General Partner @ Scale where he has led investments in category leaders such as
Bill.com (BILL), Box (BOX), DocuSign (DOCU), and WalkMe (WKME), among others.
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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:57 - NVIDIA’s $6BN Poolside Deal and the Capital Wall in AI
07:30 - Is a 15x Return Enough for Seed Investors?
13:17 - Why NVIDIA Is Investing in Mercor at $20BN
20:10 - How Big Can AI Data Companies Become?
25:29 - OpenAI Confirms Its 2027 IPO
29:20 - Has Anthropic Overtaken OpenAI?
36:00 - What Is OpenAI’s Differentiated Mission Today?
38:14 - Why Coding Became the Most Important AI Market
42:38 - Why Hugging Face Could Sell for $13BN
47:08 - Citadel Cashes Out of the Leopold AI Trade
51:58 - Is AI Permanently Inflating Silicon Valley?
54:52 - How Much Longer Can the...