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

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