Uncapped with Jack Altman Uncapped #37 | Saam Motamedi from Greylock Partners
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Dec 16, 2025 
Saam Motamedi, a General Partner at Greylock Partners and the firm’s youngest GP, dives into the essence of building successful companies. He shares insights on the apprenticeship model that trains new investors and the durable components that sustain great firms. Saam discusses the challenges of incubating new startups and the importance of operational support. The conversation also touches on emerging opportunities in AI, navigating venture strategies, and maintaining relevance as the landscape evolves.
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Service-First Firm Ethos
- Greylock's enduring advantage is a service-first ethos that treats partners as supporting actors to founders.
- That people-first culture and long-term apprenticeship model preserves institutional continuity across decades.
Develop Talent Through Apprenticeship
- Build younger partners by immersing them in board work, interviews, and follow-ups alongside senior partners.
- Measure contribution as being 'causally impactful' rather than just who sourced the deal.
Recruiting Sparked A Multi-Company Flywheel
- A recruiting conversation with Josh McFarland in 2007 set off a chain that helped spawn Abnormal and later new startups.
- That initial outreach produced long-term talent flywheels returning founders and employees to start fresh companies tied to Greylock.