The PostGPT AI Investment & Tech Landscape | Thought Leader Series | Stanford GSB VC Alumni Chapter [Video]

Join us for a profound evening on “The PostGPT AI Investment and Technical Landscape,” featuring incredible AI experts Lamia Youseff, Joe Spisak, and Fady Saad, moderated by Jing Kuang, co-hosted by the Stanford GSB VC Alumni Chapter and Stanford Angels & Entrepreneurs. We dissect crucial lessons from this period of historically high valuations, analyzing where genuine value creation has emerged versus speculative enthusiasm. From the tension between open-source democratization and closed-source moats, to Big Tech’s strategic positioning and the surge of well-funded AI startups, we examine how these forces are redefining competitive advantages and investment returns.

Lamia Youseff, MSx ’19, is a pioneering AI executive with ~25 years of tech experience spanning BigTech and academia. As one of the founding engineers of Google Cloud, she led transformative AI initiatives at Apple, Microsoft Azure and Meta’s ML Platform. Currently CEO of JazzComputing.com and a keynote speaker on AI, she advises investors on AI strategy and Tech DD, and sits on Stanford GSBAA Board of Directors.

Joe Spisak is the Director of Product Management for Generative AI at Meta. Joe led product teams at Meta/Facebook, Google, and Amazon, where he focused on open source AI, open science and building developer tools such as PyTorch to help the community scale up AI in an open and collaborative way. As the leader of product for PyTorch, he and the team built an amazing platform and community that made PyTorch the leading open-source AI development framework in the industry and took it to the Linux Foundation where it now resides in partnership with Microsoft, Nvidia, AMD, Google, Amazon and more. Joe is also an angel and advisor to companies like Anthropic, Lastmile.AI (former FB), EvolutionaryScale (former FB), Udacity, Lightning.AI, and others.

Fady Saad is the Founder and General Partner of Cybernetix Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm focused on robotics, automation, and industrial AI. Prior to founding Cybernetix, Fady Co-founded MassRobotics, the first and largest robotics & AI startup escalator in the world. Fady holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the American University in Cairo and an MS in Systems Design, and Management from MIT.

Jing Kuang. MBA ’16, is a venture capitalist and Founding Partner at Y+ Ventures, a venture capital fund that invests in innovative early-stage startups in Silicon Valley. Prior to founding Y+ Ventures, Jing served for seven years as President at Yongjia Capital in China, a former subsidiary of one of China’s top four financial groups, focusing on cross-border mergers and acquisitions. Jing earned her MBA from Stanford University and a BS in Finance from Peking University.

Dive into discussions that illuminate the power of networking and mentorship in professional growth and success. The Thought Leader Series event is designed for Stanford alumni and students, offering a unique opportunity to explore venture capital through the lens of one of the industry’s experts and leading figures.