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

03/06/2025 52 min Episodio 198
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 landscapeWhy 'religion' beats 'truth' in data companiesFinding defensible moats in the AI eraPredicting acquisition targets at scaleLooking 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)