E5 // “AI Will Replace VC” Shawn Cheng, Principal at Vayner Capital

Shawn is the guy that Gary Vaynerchuk (prolific entrepreneur, author, investor, and star of the new TV series Planet of the Apps) trusts to figure out what is going to be the next big thing. Vayner Capital has invested in some amazing companies we’ve all heard of like Snapchat and Medium, and tons that you haven’t heard of yet — and that’s the whole point of early stage investing: getting in before it’s obvious. We talk about Shawn’s investment strategy, about Gary, about the future of VC, AR, fake news, the NY tech scene, new companies that are doing awesome stuff, fatherhood, and other assorted topics.