Seems like all the venture money is flowing to AI right now, distorting a lot of industry data as VC is actually shrinking (a good thing), and that may be OK because some of these companies are growing at rates that are hard to comprehend (also burning money at a pace we have rarely or never seen). This is one reason why vertical SaaS and other "boring" categories like security or workflow or big data, etc., likely present the best opportunities. Value investing in venture is a concept that's pretty much contradictory to the industry's overall mindset. I don't recall ever even HEARING that term in this asset class. But given how much capital has been squandered over various "mega trends"like clean tech and mobile, you gotta ask yourself who the next Veeva is and whether mainstream, down the fairway ideas are where the real action should be. Vertical SaaS for example. So who is that co? I think it could be AcuityMD or Benchling or someone like Albert Invent. Artisanal Ventures has plenty of AI investments and we are of course obsessed with the companies and Founders. But we also believe there are a TON of great companies in other spaces sitting out there that are gonna be seriously interesting, real businesses. That's probably where the most money will be made long term. Boring looking stuff that doesn't burn a ton of capital and solves customer pain that has a near term, quantifiable payback...in either reducing costs, compressing workflow cycles, increasing efficiencies or finding new customers. Look for more Klaviyo's. They're out there! And DM me if you see something that is truly special. I'll chase it like a dog would chase a truck full of bones (how's that for a visual?).
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Congrats to Artisanal Ventures portfolio company, Armada, on their latest round. What they’re doing is so cool and interesting. Use cases are ENDLESS. Dan Wright and team, nice work!!!
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One of my absolute favorite things about venture tech is the diversity aspect. Most of our Founders are women, immigrants, people from all our the world. Hearing their personal stories is always so damned inspirational, it makes me feel not only humble but just blown away by what they go through to get here and then start important companies. Artisanal Ventures is proud to back so many. And Artisanal Talent is proud to build for them. You people ROCK!!!! Thank you all.
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Listen to Artisanal Talent CEO Chris Johnson share his insights!
CPO (B2B/B2B2C SaaS) ? "Product Leader’s Journey" podcast host ? Product faculty, coach & advisor
?? Do you play Career Chess or Checkers? Learn from Chris Johnson, cofounder and managing partner of Artisanal Talent, and my latest guest on Product Leader's Journey. I enjoyed recording this episode, and hope you enjoy listening to it! Chris shares deep insights on how he works with clients and candidates. He also shares advice on how to be deliberate and thoughtful about mapping one's career journey. Key highlights: ?? Case Study of a CPO Search ?? How do accomplished executive candidates stand out ?? Hiring trends - FAANG candidates, Domain relevance ?? Wartime and Peacetime leaders ?? How recruiters assess candidates for "fit" ?? How recruiters think about exceptions to the job spec ?? How can candidates craft a strong narrative ?? How to balance the use of "I" vs "We" in interviews ?? How to talk about weak spots on the resume ?? How to build relationships with exec recruiters ?? Playing Career Chess vs Checkers ?? Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in exec searches Artisanal Talent is a highly specialized boutique executive search firm known for building some of tech’s most talented executive teams. Chris leads the Product and Engineering Leaders Practice, and is one of the most highly sought-after search consultants in the field for these critical roles at tier-1, high profile, VC backed and public companies. Over the past few years, Chris has completed Product and Engineering searches for Rippling, Notion, Rubrik, Airtable, ServiceNow, Databricks, Figma, UiPath, Confluent, MuleSoft, Starburst, GitLab, Splunk, New Relic, Elastic, dbt Labs, Loom, and more. Listen now ?? - YouTube: https://lnkd.in/gcxwxnTk - Apple Podcasts: https://lnkd.in/g8_zdjR6 - Spotify: https://lnkd.in/gjPzKwNn - Resources: https://lnkd.in/gDmnGfVm (48 min)
S2E5 - Working with Exec Recruiters - Chris Johnson, Managing Partner Artisanal Talent Group
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Founders become CEO’s when they learn to develop people, vs expect them to show up in an early stage, resource constrained environment and hit home runs on day one. The turnover rates in seed to B co’s are just ridiculous because you have the blind leading the blind. You know a great Founder when they choose well and a truly great one when they take a capable exec and help them turn into a star. Or pluck someone from the younger ranks and develop them into a core player. Don’t be the lazy or clueless Founder who shoots execs the minute they realize they don’t wear a red cape or shoot lasers from their eyeballs. YOU CAN DO BETTER. And you must…
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More than a third of these AI startups are Artisanal Talent clients and several are Artisanal Ventures investments. This list misses a few by a MILE like Abnormal Security. And there are a bunch of new ones they haven’t even seen yet. But still. What’s my point? When we call you, it’s for something high quality and exciting. Our brand promise wasn’t just for clients or VC Partners. It was to execs we hunt. We want you all to know we don’t work on stuff we don’t love ourselves. Life’s too damned short. So yeah. Take our calls ;). And most of you do. So thank you.
Forbes 2024 AI 50 List - Top Artificial Intelligence Startups
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Very proud to say that, as usual, a large number of Artisanal Talent’s clients are listed in this amazing group and Artisanal Ventures investments too! Go people, go!!! https://lnkd.in/gfiiJU2C
Enterprise Tech 30
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We are delighted to announce our exciting rebrand and new website ArtisanalV.com! More importantly, we have made a vital addition to our team here at Artisanal Ventures. Please welcome Tim Hoag, a seasoned professional from Gainsight and TCV, as a new Partner who will be enriching our team for a very unique venture platform. We have also added an incredible executive assistant Tiffany V Tran to round off our great team. Here’s to exceptional things ahead! Special thanks to Collective Identity
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