Celebrating a new finalist in the Firm of The Year category at this year’s European VC Awards, this episode dives deep with Beata Klein, Principal at CREANDUM.

Creandum is a leading European early-stage venture capital firm backing some of Europe’s most successful tech companies, including Spotify, Pleo, Kahoot, Depop, Trade Republic, Neo4j, and Factorial. Creandum has hubs in Stockholm, Berlin, London, and San Francisco.

In this episode, we dive deep into Beata’s article “AI in B2B SaaS: Beyond Vertical and into the Horizon(tal),” which we reproduce below together with the rest of the show notes.

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Chapters:

01:05 Deep Dive into AI and Horizontal vs Vertical SaaS
04:27 Beata's Insights on B2B SaaS and AI
06:15 The Future of AI in Horizontal SaaS
07:22 Challenges and Opportunities in AI Integration
09:15 Exploring Legacy Systems and New Innovations
20:31 Legal Tech and AI: A Disruptive Force
32:39 AI First Approach: The Future of User Interfaces
33:23 Revolutionizing the Internet: Human vs. Agent Interaction
35:10 Blockchain and AI: A Seamless Future
35:48 Tailwinds in AI: Adaptability and Data Ingestion
37:28 The Power of AI in Data Ingestion
41:03 AI in Compliance: Disrupting Legacy Systems
42:44 Horizontal vs. Vertical AI Applications
47:50 The Future of AI: European vs. US Models
51:48 Work-Life Balance and Career Growth in VC
59:06 Advice for Aspiring VCs: Embrace Failure and Specialize

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