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Navin Chaddha discusses the transformative impact of AI on technology and business with Derek Andersen.

Navin Chaddha is the Managing Partner of Mayfield, one of Silicon Valley’s most legendary venture capital firms with over $3B under management and more than 120 IPOs. A 17-time Forbes Midas List investor, Navin was an early backer of companies like Lyft, HashiCorp, Poshmark, SolarCity, and Nuvia, which sold to Qualcomm for $1.4B. In this episode with Derek Andersen, Navin Chaddha breaks down why AI may become a bigger technological shift than the internet, why tools like Claude are changing software engineering forever, and why AI agents could replace many traditional SaaS workflows. He explains how companies like Nvidia, OpenAI, and Anthropic are building the new “intelligence grid,” why infrastructure wins first in every major technology revolution, and where founders should focus as AI-native startups begin disrupting entire industries. Navin also shares why founders who embrace AI-native thinking early may gain one of the biggest advantages of the next decade, while incumbents that resist the shift risk being left behind. Follow Navin- X (Twitter): https://x.com/NavinChaddha Follow Derek - X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/derekjandersen Episode Partners: Google for Startups…

People in this episode

Host: Derek Andersen

Guest: Navin Chaddha

Topics covered

• AI technology
• venture capital
• software engineering
• SaaS workflows
• founder strategies
• technology revolution

Keywords

• AI agents
• SaaS
• venture capital
• Nvidia
• founders
• technology shift
• intelligence grid

Sponsors

Google for Startups

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Mayfield, Lyft, HashiCorp, Poshmark, SolarCity, Nuvia, Qualcomm, Nvidia, OpenAI, Anthropic

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