algorithm

also referred to as: algorithms

7 statements across 7 episodes · 2 bullish · 1 bearish · 7 people on the record · first statement Nov 30, 2016 by Chris Farmer · across every show →

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Nov 30, 2016

Insight

Farmer: Founders care about operational support, not VC sourcing algorithms

“No entrepreneur gives a shit what, you know, algorithm we use to find them. They care about how we help them build the business as they should”

Chris Farmer Nov 30, 2016 ▶ 17:35 20VC: Why There Is A Revolution In VC, Why Boards Are Inherently Inefficient & Why Data Will Be Central To VC In The Future with Chris Farmer, General Partner @ SignalFire

Feb 4, 2019 negative

Prediction Not checkable as stated

Media trust will collapse when AI deepfakes reach human-level realism

“But that trust is going to go away as soon as we have algorithms that can fake video and photos as well as, you know, we can tell with our eyes, right?”

Sam Lessin Feb 4, 2019 ▶ 28:18 20VC: Slow Ventures' Sam Lessin on How VC Forces Certain Companies To Exist and Makes It Difficult To Finance Others, Why Cities Won't Let Scooter Companies Be Profitable and Why Dapps Are A Concern and Where Emphasis Should Be Placed In Crypto

Nov 6, 2023 neutral

Opinion

Zwillinger: Stock market moves are largely driven by trading algorithms

“A large part of it is just algorithms.”

Joey Zwillinger Nov 6, 2023 ▶ 34:03 Joey Zwillinger: From $4.1BN to $142M Market Cap;Why Public Markets Have Written Allbirds Off |E1078 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings

Mar 22, 2024 positive

Assertion Not checkable as stated

Bryan Johnson built an algorithm that manages his health better than himself

“I made an algorithm that takes better care of me than I can myself.”

Bryan Johnson Mar 22, 2024 ▶ 24:30 Bryan Johnson: Why Humans are No Longer Qualified to Manage Our Own Affairs | E1130 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings

Jun 6, 2025 positive

Insight

Creative Quality Is Replacing Algorithms as the Main Marketing Differentiator

“The real gains, the real differentiation now is coming from creative, right? A lot of people could like these algorithms are reaching efficiency frontiers. So like, that's really how you differentiate.”

Matthew Pohlson Jun 6, 2025 ▶ 37:22 20VC: The Science of Storytelling: Three Steps to Master the Perfect Story | From Near Death Experience to Unicorn Startup: The Untold Story of Omaze with Matt Pohlson

Sep 1, 2025

Insight

Frosst: Data quality, not algorithms, is the primary bottleneck for AI progress

“But the algorithms I think are not the bottleneck in terms of making those models more useful. I do think a lot of it is still getting good quality data and then making good quality synthetic data From your good quality real data.”

Nick Frosst Sep 1, 2025 ▶ 7:02 Cohere Founder, Nick Frosst: How To Compete with OpenAI & Anthropic, and Sam Altman’s AI Disservice · 20VC with Harry Stebbings

Nov 3, 2025

Insight

Pineau: Algorithmic innovation is the hardest AI area for investors to evaluate

“So, in that sense, I think it's the most interesting one, it's the most frustrating one, and it's the most difficult one, certainly from investors' point of view, to know where to put your chips.”

Joelle Pineau Nov 3, 2025 ▶ 13:18 Cohere's Chief AI Officer, Joelle Pineau: Why Scaling Laws Will Continue & Future of Synthetic Data · 20VC with Harry Stebbings

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