The Venture Diaries
Maria A GilfoyleA monthly newsletter from Maria Gilfoyle, a Stanford MBA student, former early-stage investor at Madrona Venture Group, and Startup operator.
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What I’m thinking about in 2024, GPT Store launch, and the rise of AI Apps:
Happy 2024! Over the past few weeks, I have been reflecting on the tech and venture capital landscape over the past year and what it means for entrepreneurs in 2024. I also spent time thinking about how to utilize Substack to share what I’m...
The New Era of Vertical SaaS
Vertical SaaS has had an incredible run over the past decade. The increasing number of public vertical SaaS winners with multiple billions, such as in life sciences (Veeva), construction (Procore), restaurants (Toast), and banking (nCino),...
AI is Unlocking the Next Generation of Social Media Platforms
AI has the potential to be the next paradigm shift in how we search and consume information. In this post, I will explore:
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The unbundling of existing social platforms
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Opportunities to apply AI for new social platforms
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The...
2023 Predictions & Startup Opportunities
Many holiday dinner table conversations consisted of questions such as, “Will ChatGPT start doing students’ homework?” or “look at my Lensa picture.” This new AI era has clearly reached the mass consumer with ChatGPT, but so with some toy-l...
Angel Investors Are the Bedrock of The Startup Universe
Welcome to Changemaker Ventures! For those of you who are new here, I’m Maria, an Investor at Madrona Venture Group, a Seattle-based venture capital firm that has been an early partner with companies like Amazon, Redfin, Rover, Smartsheet,...
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