@a16z This is textbook business model innovation. Once a product or service becomes easier to produce, then previous resource or process constraints become obsolete. So where you had SaaS/service based businesses, now you will have facilitated agent networks.
@ramit Agree 100%. I just don't agree it needs to cost $10k+ to get that level of clarity. We've helped hundreds leveraging AI and a decade of research in a very intuitive 'discover your fit' process.
I'm building solutions not to the education problem, but the workforce management/engagement problem that plagues talent in these sectors. Turnover is unbelievably high (often 70%+). It does no good to train a new generation of talent that will predictably get wrecked once hired.
What is your goal for this work? To help up-and-coming investors select careers wisely, or to help current VCs recognize what their job actually is (or both)?
@eastdakota Clay's former chief of staff here... this was often discussed internally as we examined how people approached him and talked about his work. Would love to hear more! @LakeAustinBlvd
@bgurley So grateful for your voice on careers, @bgurley . You inspired me to get into venture and later building software to support professionals navigating careers. It means more than you know!
I'd be curious to see an overlay of the insane revenue growth rates of AI coding/vibe-coding startups (Lovable, Cursor, Emergent) with what % of their customer base had never previously shipped an app before. Theory: faster growth happens in larger pockets of nonconsumption.
@erica_wenger A lot also depends on company culture, appetite for developing young talent into partners, and taking firm building seriously. Not all firms started in the last 5-10 years and which bring on junior VCs do that well IMO
@arampell A better framing for this is business model theory (whether solution shops, value-added processes, or facilitated networks). AI enhances some, transforms others.
@kwharrison13 Several healthcare firms do well, though? Deep-tech? (though can still be fairly general depending on firm). I think a lot rides on value-add post investment which can matter for specific verticals.
@toddsaunders Yes. Which is why we're building software to enable companies to scale this level of interaction across all teams. After a decade of research I can say that employees leave for very predictable reasons. It just takes focus and attention to spot them early and resolve.
This is 100% correct @bgurley , and precisely why current investments in AI career/HR tech are only exacerbating the problem. We're building a different approach. https://t.co/C8AcqwyWvR
It seems that most big decisions - especially career-related ones - cause anxiety simply because there are tradeoffs. You can't have everything. Accept that. Just figure out what you want most, and move forward. There's no right/wrong answer, just more or less progress against what your real priorities are.
@mhdempsey Love this, @mhdempsey . I have written extensively on this as well, and in fact recently started an AI company to help people get clarity. This resonates with our mission and my experience more than you know.