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Which SaaS Companies Will Survive Anthropic and OpenAI? | Tim Guleri, Sierra Ventures

The Neon Show

Published
October 1, 2026
Duration
1h 10m
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Last updated
Oct 4, 2026

Discusses openai, anthropic.

Summary

Tim Guleri has spent 25 years in venture capital. Before that, he built companies with $3.8B in combined exits. And before that, he was a Punjabi guy selling Bibles door to door in the US.In this episode, we go deep into AI, venture capital, fundraising, SaaS, Silicon Valley and how great investors actually make decisions.We discuss the Gatorade Rule for …

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Tim Guleri has spent 25 years in venture capital. Before that, he built companies with $3.8B in combined exits. And before that, he was a Punjabi guy selling Bibles door to door in the US.In this episode, we go deep into AI, venture capital, fundraising, SaaS, Silicon Valley and how great investors actually make decisions.We discuss the Gatorade Rule for equity, why Airtable sold for 2x, why 9–5 fails in Silicon Valley, why revenue durability matters more than hyperspeed growth, why Tim still op

Themes

  • openai
  • anthropic