McCabe: Most VC AI investments will underperform the S&P 500
Eoghan McCabe · Eoghan McCabe, CEO @Intercom: Freedom of Speech, Censorship and Government Control | E1213 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings · Oct 11, 2024 · at 8:10
Eoghan McCabe, co-founder and CEO of Intercom, shares his forecast on venture capital returns from the AI hype cycle.
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“Most VC money is going to support a lot of excitement around AI and actually not do better than the S&P 500.”
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