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Crunchbase CEO Jager McConnell - predicting acquisitions, value of data, AI

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Jager McConnell is the CEO of Crunchbase, a leading business intelligence platform for startup and investment data, serving over 80 million users.

In this episode of World of DaaS, Jager and Auren discuss:

  • The polarized venture funding landscape
  • Why 'religion' beats 'truth' in data companies
  • Finding defensible moats in the AI era
  • Predicting acquisition targets at scale

Looking for more tech, data and venture capital intel? Head to worldofdaas.com for our podcast, newsletter and events, and follow us on X @worldofdaas.

You can find Auren Hoffman on X at @auren and Jager McConnell on X at @jagermcconnell.

Editing and post-production work for this episode was provided by The Podcast Consultant (https://thepodcastconsultant.com)

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Content provided by Word of DaaS with Auren Hoffman. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Word of DaaS with Auren Hoffman or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://ppacc.player.fm/legal.

Jager McConnell is the CEO of Crunchbase, a leading business intelligence platform for startup and investment data, serving over 80 million users.

In this episode of World of DaaS, Jager and Auren discuss:

  • The polarized venture funding landscape
  • Why 'religion' beats 'truth' in data companies
  • Finding defensible moats in the AI era
  • Predicting acquisition targets at scale

Looking for more tech, data and venture capital intel? Head to worldofdaas.com for our podcast, newsletter and events, and follow us on X @worldofdaas.

You can find Auren Hoffman on X at @auren and Jager McConnell on X at @jagermcconnell.

Editing and post-production work for this episode was provided by The Podcast Consultant (https://thepodcastconsultant.com)

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