This week, Sasha Orloff sits down with Megh Gautam, Chief Product Officer of Crunchbase, to explore the company’s evolution into an AI-driven intelligence platform, discussing its 95% unicorn prediction accuracy, AI-powered user experiences, pricing challenges, and insights for founders, investors, and job seekers.
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RECOMMENDED IN THIS EPISODE:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/meghbartma/
https://www.crunchbase.com/
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X/SOCIAL:
@crunchbase
@skyspeak (Megh)
@sashaorloff (Sasha)
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TIMESTAMPS:
(00:00) Preview
(00:35) Intro
(01:03) Megh Gautam, Crunchbase's Chief Product Officer
(01:48) Megh’s journey to Crunchbase
(04:26) Transitioning Crunchbase to an AI company
(07:06) Crunchbase's AI and data insights
(09:45) User engagement and product development
(14:58) Sponsors: Notion | Puzzle
(16:22) Forbes article on Crunchbase's AI model
(24:58) Pricing strategies and user experience
(29:33) Future of AI in product management
(35:53) Conclusion and future collaboration
(38:27) Wrap
