AI Won’t Get You Access: The Human Skills That Still Matter Most
In this episode, Earnest Sweat and Santosh Sankar explore how the SaaS era may have dulled creativity in venture capital and how AI is shifting from an efficiency tool to a driver of productivity and differentiation. They discuss how once-novel advantages like data, platforms, and AI quickly become table stakes, forcing investors to double down on self-awareness, unique superpowers, and continuous tinkering with workflows and tools. The conversation covers LP skepticism around generic “AI strategies,” the limits of AI in replicating human taste, relationships, and EQ, and why access and…
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