Inside Accel's $4BN Growth Investing Machine | Cursor is Dead is Total BS: Here is Why | What Missing Rippling and ElevenLabs Taught Us

Miles Clements is a Partner @ Accel where he helps to lead their growth fund. At Accel, Miles has led or invested in Atlassian, Cursor, Linear, and more.

In Today's Show We Discuss:

• Where is True Alpha and Value in a World of AI

• Why it is Total BS that Cursor is Dead

• Why Cursor Were Not Wrong to Build Their Own Models

• What is the Upside When Investing in Cursor at $27BN?

• Do Sub $10BN Outcomes Even Matter to a Fund the Size of Accel?

• Losing ServiceTitan: Investing Lesson Learned…

• Missing Rippling: What We Learned

• What is Accel's Win Rate

• How VCs Approach Ownership Has Changed

• Does Miles Feel Happier or Sadder to be an Anthropic Investor Post Pentagon Debacle

• What Happens to Companies Like Miro and Snyk with High Prices to Live Upto?

• Why it is a Great Time to Be Thoma Bravo and Vista

• Why Founder-Led Companies Are Always Better

• Why Would Any Founder Go Public Today

• When is the Right Time to Take Chips Off The Table?

• Should VC Firms Have Evergreen Funds and Be Responsible for Public Positions

• You Can Pick Any VC to Join Accel, Who Does Miles Choose…