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Harvard in Tech AI Edition: Brandon Farwell, GP at Xfund, and Vincent Zhang, co-founder of…
- Brandon Farwell, GP at Xfund, and Vincent Zhang, co-founder of Thinkverse, discuss their successes, challenges, and learnings in the field of AI.
- Brandon’s journey in tech is rooted in his deep connection to Silicon Valley. He was born in the Bay and attended Stanford University graduating in 2008.
- Brandon completed his MBA at Harvard Business School in 2014, and helped build the portfolio at a seed firm called RV that backed many seed stage startups.
- Xfund was founded to identify and support founders at the earliest stages, including many Harvard students. Xfund is now on its 3rd fund and focused on enterprise, consumer, and digital health investments.
- On assessing founders and companies at the earliest stages, Brandon emphasizes the importance of underwriting to the individual.
- Thinkverse is Vincent’s 3rd company over the last 12 years. Thinkverse was born from Vincent’s own struggles with math.
- Vincent saw the generative AI boom in late 2022 and was excited about the impact that technology could have.
- On staying up to date with AI developments, Vincent says he spends time speaking to engineers who are at the forefront of the technology and can often draw signal from the noise.
- On advice he would give his younger Harvard self, Vincent jokingly says “take more naps!”
- Brandon notes some of the changes he has seen. This current generation of entrepreneurs cares deeply about the ethical and long-term impacts of their businesses.
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