Jake Saper is a General Partner at Emergence Capital, one of the best SaaS VCs in the world. They've invested in iconic companies such as Salesforce, Zoom, Veeva, Gusto, Box, and Bill.com. He was previously at Kleiner Perkins as part of their Green Growth Fund and has an MBA from Stanford.
In this episode, we cover a range of topics including:
- Limitations of generative AI in B2B SaaS
- Iterative AI vs Generative AI
- How to solve the user engagement problem with AI
- Coaching networks
- Pricing model for AI companies
- How to build a moat
- How you invest in startups
- GTM motion of successful AI companies
- AI market trends
Jake's favorite book: Freedom at Midnight (Authors: Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre)
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