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George Frazier

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
257 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

Podcast Appearances

The a16z Show
AI Agents and the Fight for Customer Data

I do think so.

The a16z Show
AI Agents and the Fight for Customer Data

Do you think that's the path or do you think it's different this time?

The a16z Show
AI Agents and the Fight for Customer Data

Like there is no option.

The a16z Show
AI Agents and the Fight for Customer Data

You know, this is probably related to this notion of, you know, or this belief in data gravity.

The a16z Show
AI Agents and the Fight for Customer Data

And I mean, one thing that I've loved working with you over the years is like you're exceedingly smart and you're exceedingly contrarian.

The a16z Show
AI Agents and the Fight for Customer Data

It's just so fun to like kind of, you know, watch your opinions diffuse and more often right than wrong.

The a16z Show
AI Agents and the Fight for Customer Data

And one thing you have said is that data gravity is either overrated or not real.

The a16z Show
AI Agents and the Fight for Customer Data

So do you think that like, A, do you stand by the statement?

The a16z Show
AI Agents and the Fight for Customer Data

And B, do you think that this is driving people to like try to do these walled gardens?

The a16z Show
AI Agents and the Fight for Customer Data

I think you're the only person who thinks this.

The a16z Show
AI Agents and the Fight for Customer Data

If you want to see evidence... Maybe describe what data gravity means.

The a16z Show
AI Agents and the Fight for Customer Data

Especially because of egress fees.

The a16z Show
AI Agents and the Fight for Customer Data

Maybe a good argument not to roll your own on these things anyways.

The a16z Show
AI Agents and the Fight for Customer Data

Maybe before we leave this topic, so let's say there's a CIO listening to this right now and the CIO is like, oh, how do I navigate these kind of uncertain three to six months?

The a16z Show
AI Agents and the Fight for Customer Data

Like, what kind of leverage do I have with these SaaS vendors as they're closing things off?

The a16z Show
AI Agents and the Fight for Customer Data

Do you have any sort of guidance for them?

The a16z Show
AI Agents and the Fight for Customer Data

Are you seeing those show up now?

The a16z Show
AI Agents and the Fight for Customer Data

I hadn't even considered that.

The a16z Show
AI Agents and the Fight for Customer Data

I want to talk to a little bit about agents now.

The a16z Show
AI Agents and the Fight for Customer Data

So I feel like we've kind of gone through multiple phases already in agents.