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Peter Fenton on 30 years in venture, betting on open source & the AI supercycle

How does Peter Fenton decide who to back, and what keeps him committed through the difficult years? The Benchmark partner joins ClickHouse CEO Aaron Katz to talk about founders, the business of open source, whether we’re in an AI supercycle, and Benchmark’s relationship with Uber founder Travis Kalanick. Aaron also shares a few stories about what it’s actually like to have Peter in your corner, from the boardroom to a demanding day of backcountry skiing. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:01:32 Nearly 30 years of backing founders 00:06:18 What did Peter see in ClickHouse 00:10:10 Turning open-source adoption into a business 00:14:27 Benchmark and Uber 00:21:51 Helicopters and an eight-hour ski trip 00:25:21 Silicon Valley ambition and a global engineering team 00:32:32 Why Benchmark is evolving its investment approach 00:40:58 AI’s long-term potential and the financial cycle 00:45:55 Curiosity, risk-taking, and making failure cheap Subscribe to Real Time for real conversations with the people shaping what’s next.

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Real conversations with the founders, investors, and operators shaping what's next in technology, hosted by ClickHouse CEO Aaron Katz.

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