Crunchbase CEO Jager McConnell - predicting acquisitions, value of data, AI

"World of DaaS"

"World of DaaS"
Crunchbase CEO Jager McConnell - predicting acquisitions, value of data, AI
Jun 03, 2025 Episode 198
Word of DaaS with Auren Hoffman

Jager McConnell is the CEO of Crunchbase, a leading business intelligence platform for startup and investment data, serving over 80 million users.

In this episode of World of DaaS, Jager and Auren discuss:

  • The polarized venture funding landscape
  • Why 'religion' beats 'truth' in data companies
  • Finding defensible moats in the AI era
  • Predicting acquisition targets at scale


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Editing and post-production work for this episode was provided by The Podcast Consultant (https://thepodcastconsultant.com)