Generative AI Startups

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O'Driscoll: AI outcomes will likely surpass traditional SaaS outcomes
“In other words, do I think the outcomes of these companies can be huge? And arguably even bigger than some of the SaaS companies. Yes. So quote, the upside is there.”
Rory O'Driscoll Apr 17, 2025 ▶ 10:06 a16z's $20BN Fund & Founders Fund's $4.6BN & Why Josh Kushner Has Mastered the Game · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
BG2 Opinion
Gurley: Late-Stage AI Startup Multiples Make Me Nervous
“So when I look at all those things, And the entry prices that a marginal late stage investor would be asked to pay, which are these multiples here. I'd be like nervous. I'd be nervous. I'll leave it at that.”
Bill Gurley Apr 4, 2024 ▶ 1:01:49 Ep6. AI Demand / Supply - Models, Agents, the $2T Compute Build Out, Need for More Nuclear & More · Bg2 Pod
SAASTR Prediction Not checkable as stated
Fonseca: Incumbents will capture most early GenAI value
“A lot of the value, not all, but a lot of the value in this early platform shift is going to be captured with income by the incumbents. And naturally it's because they already have huge advantages on distribution data and workflows over their upstart competito…”
Lucy Fonseca Mar 1, 2024 ▶ 20:16 6 Questions Founders Should Ask Themselves to Drive Value from Generative AI with Base10 Partners
a16z Insight
Generative AI shifts human-in-the-loop costs from startups to end users
“The behavior that's developed around these things is iterative, and so that human in the loop that used to be in a central company is now the user, so it's not a variable cost to the business anymore.”
Martin Casado Sep 25, 2023 ▶ 7:57 The Economic Case for Generative AI with a16z's Martin Casado

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