The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
00:57:33 · Harrison Chase, Harry Stebbings
[00:57:33] S0: I think there are 500 different companies that we are frenemies with. And so I think I've personally gotten very used to it. [00:57:40] S1: You can invest in one IPO. OpenAI at 1,500,000,000,000 or Anthropic at 2,000,000,000,000? [00:57:46] S0: OpenAI. I think they have more diverse different paths to really tremendous exits valuations. [00:57:53] S1: Totally get that. What do you know now that you wish you'd known when you started in 2022? [00:57:58] S0: I wish I knew what harnesses today looked like so we could have built them earlier. [00:58:05] S1: Final one for you. What are you most excited for when you look forward five years? [00:58:10] S0: I'm really excited for what we... What creative things we can do with AI. I think a lot of AI... You know, and a lot of what we work on is, you know, helping enterprises be more efficient and and delivering outcomes. I think creative things like Suno are are tremendously interesting, and and I wish we'd see more of those. [00:58:27] S1: Totally agree. I remember having Mikey on the show. That was a fun one, actually. And this has been so much fun to do, Harrison. Thank you so much for putting up with my waywardness and divergent schedules, but you've been an amazing guest. [00:58:37] S0: No. Thank you so much for having me.
00:58:40 · Harry Stebbings
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01:01:05 · Harry Stebbings
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