Thomas Laffont
8 statements across 1 episodes · 3 bullish · 0 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Apr 7, 2026 by Thomas Laffont · across every show →
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Apr 7, 2026
Apr 7, 2026
Coatue views its limited partners as its true customers, not founders
“LPs are not talked a lot about in venture, which is kind of interesting. Like we talked a lot about the founder. We talked a lot about the companies, but I would say for us, we are pretty clear that our customer at the end of the day is our LPs.”
Apr 7, 2026
Apr 7, 2026 neutral
Laffont: Casting sheet sought a 'Jordana Brewster-like' actress but rejected Brewster
“I represented Jordana Brewster who's to, who's a friend now and is married to a friend of mine, but one day on one of the casting sheets it said, hey a Jordana Brewster-like actress for this role, so I called and I said, well, what about Jordana Brewster? This…”
Apr 7, 2026 bullish
Laffont: AI consensus and urgency surpass all previous tech cycles
“The difference to me with this specific cycle is everybody agrees it's going to happen and it's happening quicker and the stakes are higher than any other. So I think every board is ultra motivated. Every founder is focused on this.”
Apr 7, 2026 positive
Coatue's analysis of iPod semiconductors led to its early Apple investment
“And pretty soon if you started in semis at the time, all the roads led to one company and that was in Cupertino and it was Apple. Why? Well, because the iPod was starting to really gain traction, and an iPod was a semiconductor product, it had NAM flash, it ha…”
Apr 7, 2026 positive
AI will monitor employee messages and calls for real-time behavioral coaching
“I think to me what will happen is the analytics are going to get so much better. And these systems are going to know and they're going to be able to look at your, WhatsApp, and your messages, and your emails, and all of your calls, and they're going to be able…”
Apr 7, 2026
Enterprises should delete meeting transcripts and retain only key decisions
“In an ideal world, I would recommend, well, you can delete the transcript. The transcript's not that relevant, because maybe you batted an idea back and forth three times, and you said something that turned out not to be true, but you figured that out later. S…”