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Consulting is dead. I’m on a plane sitting next to a woman who works at a top consulting firm, making a presentation for a fortune 50 client. ChatGPT has written every single word in this deck. What happens when clients find out they’re paying millions for ChatGPT?

Under-discussed new trend via one of our founders: large companies who have built "AI" into their products are downgrading model quality to chase lower expense, leading to the AI being ... even less useful .... leading to ... customers valuing it even less.

Rob Biederman Patrick Petitti Catalant [1c] I really love the Catalant vision and mission - almost jumped on board with these guys many years ago. Fun to re-read old articles on these guys from HBS Alumni / Harvard Business School alumni.hbs.edu/stories/Pages/…

Startup entrepreneur turned venture investor Rob Biederman reflects on his own founder experience and lessons learned from backing startups at his firm, Asymmetric, to offer four key insights he wishes he’d known starting out. news.crunchbase.com/venture/startu…

All of our trillion dollar tech companies were started by first time founders. Does anyone else think the second time founder thing might be overrated?

Only 2 of the 12 tech companies worth over $100billion were founded by 2nd time founders. Call me crazy, but I think vc's over index on >1st time founders. h/t Sharekh

Fwiw if you were going to launch something new and call it company XYZ or Enron… decent argument that all of this earned media is more than worth it

Directors on Carta in a Board meeting is either a violently bullish or bearish signal.

It’s that time of year when we talk about what we are grateful for, so let me tell you some stories about why we are building UpSmith...

Rob Biederman 's latest article with crunchbase covers why he and the Asymmetric team are optimistic about growth and innovation in 2025. Read more here: news.crunchbase.com/ai/prediction-… #venturecapitaltrends #asymmetriccapitalpartners

As Silicon Valley faces competition from emerging tech hubs, New York’s investors are finding new opportunities in a rapidly changing landscape. This week's Term Sheet, featuring our very own Rob Biederman , covers how the city's startup ecosystem is evolving in 2025.

John Plumb, the former Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy, has joined K2 Space Corporation as our Head of Strategy.  There are a few times at K2 where we’ve briefed someone on what we’re building and it just clicked - they get it, they see the potential, and they see where

How a cold email to Mark Cuban saved Rob Biederman's (Asymmetric) first startup. Full episode out tomorrow!

Wrote this business plan in my b-school apartment 12 years ago today. Changed my life forever (HourlyNerd -> Catalant -> Asymmetric ) as well as the lives of many (100k+ experts, employees, customers). When in doubt, do it. 🤓🚀

I still cannot believe that I can: - look at a world map and tap anywhere to zoom in at street level - instantly access any song, book, movie, tv show, or podcast ever made - have any conceivable question and get an immediate answer or video explanation - take a photo or

Our CEO Karan Kunjur broke the news this morning about our $110M Series B funding round on Bloomberg TV! The funding round, co-led by Lightspeed and Altimeter, includes participation from existing investors Alpine Space Ventures, First Round, and others. More details here:

Thanks SiliconANGLE and NYSE 🏛 for inviting me on to talk with John Furrier about AI Innovation in the office of the CFO. Here are three key insights from our conversation: 1️⃣ If you’re not already adopting AI, you’re behind. It’s no longer a “nice-to-have” – it’s the new

We’re hiring at @UpSmith. $5,000 if you refer a full stack engineer who joins and sticks 3+ months.

We love news. VD Episode #26 Guests today: - Dara (Delphi) - Rob Biederman (Asymmetric) LET'S LOCK IN.