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Inside General Catalyst: How the $43B Venture Strategy works I Partner Zeynep Yavuz

Zeynep grew up in Turkey in an entrepreneurial family and from an early age absorbed their persistence, bias for action, and an understanding of what it really takes to build a business. That observation became her mission: not to start a company, but to be a partner to the founders. Her path to General Catalyst was not a straight line, investment banking, private equity at TA Associates, and a split-second decision to turn down a VC offer to go into operating instead. Today she is a Partner at one of the world's most influential venture firms, with $43 billion under management and early investments in Stripe, Airbnb, In this episode, Zeynep shares: Why turning down a VC offer mid-career was the best decision she ever made How General Catalyst backed Stripe across 14 rounds Why AI's biggest opportunity isn't in software. It's in services industries that haven’t seen innovation Margins from 12% to 40%: the AI rollup playbook transforming real estate & accounting, The only superpower that matters in venture and why your 5-year career plan is already out of date 00:00 Trailer 00:50 Shaping Experiences from the Earliest Context 02:50 Why She Said No to VC and Chose Banking First 04:35 Turning Down a VC Offer in a Split Second 07:06 Curiosity Is the Only Superpower That Matters in Venture 08:52 $43 Billion Fund, Run Like a Startup 10:37 How General Catalyst Backed Stripe 14 Times 14:46 Differentiation Is Survival: How VC Is Changing 16:28 Backing People Before They Have an Idea 20:42 AI's Biggest Opportunity Isn't Software - It's Services 22:17 Margins from 12% to 40%: The AI Rollup Playbook 25:34 80% of Home Buyers Never Speak to an Agent Anymore 28:47 Will AI Kill Jobs? An Honest Answer 32:27 Throw Your 5-Year Career Plan in the Bin