389. The Surprising Challenge of Launching a Venture Fund, Analyzing AI Horizontally Versus Vertically, and Why Most Companies Are Overstaffed (Rob Biederman)
Jun 26, 2023•41 min•Ep. 389
Episode description
Rob Biederman of Asymmetric joins Nate to discuss The Surprising Challenge of Launching a Venture Fund, Analyzing AI Horizontally Versus Vertically, and Why Most Companies Are Overstaffed. In this episode, we cover:
- The difference between a Founder VC and a Non-Founder VC
- What are the areas that are getting the team excited
- Vertical vs Horizontal Solutions
- Building in Use Cases that expand Customer Value with Minimal Cost
- How to Evaluate Horizontal Business Software Companies
- Overstaffing and Underinvestment
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