Today’s episode of Request for Startups features
Talia Goldberg, partner at Bessemer Venture Partners @TaliaGold on X
Erik Torenberg: Investor, Founder of Turpentine.co. @eriktorenberg on X.
In this conversation, Talia Goldberg from Bessemer joins Erik Torenberg to discuss the current state of search and what future founders should build for search and discovery in the age of AI. She also shares her wishlist for new companies.
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TIMESTAMPS:
(00:00) Intro to Talia
(00:25) Future of Search
(02:50) Potential of AI in Search
(03:59) Significance of Social Media
(05:08) Concept of Ambient Search
(10:33) Sponsor: BRAVE
(11:54) Future of People Search
(16:14) Era of online dating
(19:28) Talia's Wishlist for Future Startups
(21:44) Wrap
Better Search with Bessemer's Talia Goldberg