Building a Venture Firm in the Age of AI: Sourcing, Trust, and Brand
In this episode, Earnest Sweat and Santosh Sankar break down what it really takes to build and sustain a successful venture firm in the age of AI. They cover the shift in sourcing from tracking companies to tracking people years before they found, why winning allocation now matters more than having proprietary deal flow, and how trust is built simply by making promises and relentlessly following through. They explore the pros and cons of being a solo GP versus building a partnership, emphasizing self-awareness, conflict resolution, emotional resilience, and the “shock absorption” needed to…
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