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Episode 59: Can artificial intelligence accurately predict the next billion-dollar startup?
Matt Wolfe (https://x.com/mreflow) and Nathan Lands (https://x.com/NathanLands) are joined by Jager McConnell (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jager/), CEO of Crunchbase and a leading product and data innovator in the tech and investment landscape.
In this episode, the hosts dive deep into how Crunchbase has evolved into an AI-powered platform for investors, sales teams, job seekers, and anyone looking to get ahead in the startup ecosystem. Jager shares details on Crunchbase’s cutting-edge prediction engine, which uses proprietary data, AI, and machine learning to forecast company fundraising, acquisitions, growth, and more. Find out how data signals can reveal when companies are preparing to raise rounds, how sales teams and investors can identify trends before the crowd, and why democratizing predictive analytics might reshape the entire investing world.
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Show Notes:
(00:00) AI-Driven Corporate Prediction Engine
(03:43) Predicting Company Fundraising Timelines
(06:50) Predictive Accuracy in Fundraising
(11:15) API Prediction Score Integration
(12:23) Programmatic Insights with Crunchbase
(15:42) User Data to Investment Shift
(20:58) Future AI Industry Heat Score
(23:38) AI-Driven Business Workflow Evolution
(27:20) AI-Driven Sales Conversations
(29:41) Crunchbase Trends and Rankings
(31:53) Podcast Appreciation and Subscription Invitation
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Jager McConnell: https://www.crunchbase.com/person/jager-mcconnell
Crunchbase: https://www.crunchbase.com/
TensorFlow: https://www.tensorflow.org/
Replit: https://replit.com/
Cursor: https://www.cursor.com/
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