Hedge Your Bets w/ Mark Sears | Ep. 220

About this episode

Mark Sears discusses building AI companies and the venture studio model in this episode of Biz/Dev.

In this episode of Biz/Dev, we sit down with Mark Sears, founder of Sprout AI and former CloudFactory leader, to talk about building AI companies from the ground up. Mark shares what it looks like to launch and support startups through a venture studio model, how AI is shaping the next generation of companies, and what founders need to think about beyond just the technology. We also get into how to build with intention, where AI is actually creating value, and what it takes to turn early idea...

People in this episode

Guest: Mark Sears

Topics covered

• AI companies
• venture studio model
• startup support
• founder insights
• building with intention
• AI value creation

Keywords

• AI
• startups
• venture studio
• entrepreneurship
• technology
• founders
• value creation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Sprout AI, CloudFactory

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