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The Sure Shot Entrepreneur

Vijay Reddy, partner at Mayfield, talks about the latest innovations and trends shaping the artificial intelligence (AI) landscape. He shares his venture capital journey and describes Mayfield's unique focus on cognitive plumbing and Cognition-as-a-Service (CaaS), unraveling what these concepts entail. Vijay also offers practical advice for startup founders keen on tapping into the myriad opportunities within the realm of AI.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

[1:24] From a 10th grade circuits and chips enthusiast to technology executive and founder

[5:50] Vijay’s evolution as a venture capital investor fueled by technology curiosity

[13:41] Debate about AI being a good or bad thing - it’s not worthy!

[15:04] Get these 3 things right for success with an AI-first startup.

The non-profit organization that Vijay is passionate about: Upward

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About Vijay Reddy

Vijay Reddy is a partner at Mayfield with over a decade of AI and deeptech investing experience. Prior, Vijay was an investor at Clear Ventures and Intel Capital. He witnessed AI's rise from its inception, and with a founder-first approach, he has invested across the AI stack, backing companies like SambaNova, DataRobot, and BabbleLabs. He began his career as an entrepreneur, co-founding a startup after leaving his PhD program, and has held senior roles at Broadcom and Intel.

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About Mayfield

Mayfield is a Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm that invests in AI-first companies

at the Seed, Series A and Series B stages. The firm has raised 20 U.S. funds since 1969, and currently has $3 billion under management. Mayfield takes pride in an investment team that has a founder DNA and operates from a shared set of beliefs and partners for the long term with entrepreneurs pursuing big ideas. Companies in Mayfield’s portfolio include: Outreach, seekout, alchemy, auradine, chemix, crunchbase, Gutsy, LexCheck, OwnID, Qwiet, Vijil, VERSA Networks among others.

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