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Partner Path
Partner Path is a podcast exploring the venture capital and startup ecosystem through the lens of trailblazing founders and operators. We feature candid conversations with early-stage leaders, offering insight into everything from product execution and go-to-market lessons to scaling teams and navigating growth. Whether you’re an aspiring founder, operator, or just curious about startups, tune in for an inside look at building in today’s ecosystem.
Partner Path
E57: Integrating your AI with Karan Vaidya (Composio)
This week’s guest is Karan Vaidya, Co-Founder and CTO of Composio, a platform enabling AI agents to connect with hundreds of tools and take autonomous actions to streamline workflows.
We dive into his journey building “Devin” for integrations, why the rise of AI is creating demand for thousands of application connectors, how 90% of Composio’s use cases today are agent-driven, and the role early product virality played in their traction.
Episode Chapters:
- 2:00 – Founding with a friend (of 13 years)
- 3:35 – Evolution of integrations
- 6:50 – Lightbulb moment
- 9:20 – Pivoting Composio
- 12:40 – Agentic workflows
- 14:30 – Why Composio?
- 16:47 – Winning developers
- 25:20 – Build vs. buy
- 26:20 – AI toolset
- 28:25 – Agentic internet
- 30:52 – Quick fire round
As always, feel free to contact us at partnerpathpodcast@gmail.com. We would love to hear ideas for content, guests, and overall feedback.
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