Matt Fitzpatrick

7 statements across 2 episodes · 3 bullish · 1 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Dec 31, 2025 by Matt Fitzpatrick · said 9 times in 5 episodes since 2026 · across every show →

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Dec 31, 2025
Insight
Fitzpatrick: Top hires should not be recruited for specific roles
“When you recruit a great person, I don't think about role most of the time. Meaning I think people are very role focused of like, I will hire this person and they will only do oil and gas as an example, right? But the reality is like really good people will ru…”
Matt Fitzpatrick Dec 31, 2025 ▶ 1:04:32 Matt Fitzpatrick: Who Wins the Data Labelling Race & Why Al Needs Forward-Deployed Engineers · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Dec 31, 2025
Insight
Fitzpatrick: Gen AI projects should be led by business, not tech function
“Figure out the list of three to four things that move the needle for your business. Focus on those three to four. Don't spend money on a thousand science projects. Take your best four operational leaders and put them on those four things. Don't locate it in th…”
Matt Fitzpatrick Dec 31, 2025 ▶ 14:56 Matt Fitzpatrick: Who Wins the Data Labelling Race & Why Al Needs Forward-Deployed Engineers · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Dec 31, 2025 positive
Opinion
Fitzpatrick: AI data labeling figures are actual revenue, not GMV
“I think it is revenue. I think that your, the rate you get on every project is different. The margin you make on every project is different. So I do think it is revenue”
Matt Fitzpatrick Dec 31, 2025 ▶ 50:20 Matt Fitzpatrick: Who Wins the Data Labelling Race & Why Al Needs Forward-Deployed Engineers · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Dec 31, 2025 positive
Opinion
Fitzpatrick: Palantir uniquely foresaw the necessity of forward-deployed engineering
“I think I call out Palantir because I think they realized 10 years before the rest of the kind of tech market that forward-deployed engineering and customization would be important, and I think that was a very countercultural leap at the time. You know, I, cau…”
Matt Fitzpatrick Dec 31, 2025 ▶ 49:17 Matt Fitzpatrick: Who Wins the Data Labelling Race & Why Al Needs Forward-Deployed Engineers · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Dec 31, 2025 positive
Assertion Supported
McKinsey grew engineering headcount from 100 to 7,000 during Fitzpatrick's tenure
“When I started, we had about a hundred engineers total in firm. By the time I left, we had 7000.”
Matt Fitzpatrick Dec 31, 2025 ▶ 1:43 Matt Fitzpatrick: Who Wins the Data Labelling Race & Why Al Needs Forward-Deployed Engineers · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Dec 31, 2025
Insight
Fitzpatrick: Leaders do not need technical background to evaluate AI tools
“One misconception is that that, that leader has to be highly technical to make that decision, and I would actually argue they don't at all.”
Matt Fitzpatrick Dec 31, 2025 ▶ 13:14 Matt Fitzpatrick: Who Wins the Data Labelling Race & Why Al Needs Forward-Deployed Engineers · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Feb 21, 2026 negative
Opinion
Emberikos: Enterprise AI adoption does not require forward-deployed engineers
“So, so even though I am literally hiring FDs and if you're an FD, please apply for a job with me. I actually disagree with that entirely.”
Alexander Emberikos Feb 21, 2026 ▶ 9:08 OpenAI's Codex Lead: Why Coding as We Know It is Over · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
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