Chang: Proprietary data and AI talent are the new oil and gold
Tim Chang · 20VC: Why We Will See A Big Series B Crunch? Why Proprietary Data Pools & AI Talent Will Be The New Limited Natural Resources? Why Now Is The Closest Thing To A New Normal with Tim Chang, Managing Director @ Mayfield Fund · Jan 16, 2017 · at 13:28
Tim Chang, Managing Director at Mayfield Fund, discusses what drives core competitive advantage for artificial intelligence startups.
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“Proprietary data pools and AI talent are the new natural limited resources. They are the new oil and gold, if you will.”
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