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"you manage a group of GPS because and and particularly what's different about managing GPS versus a company and and what's the same? >> Yeah. No, no, it's pretty different than a company um in that yo..."

"accountability because one question had come up over you know when to promote the right people when to manage out the right people and and ultimately you know the vertical levels are making decisions ..."

">> Maybe just to to focus in on verticalization because verticalization I think was probably one of the seminal points in the history of the firm and changing the structure of it. Um and you and Mark ..."

"differently. How do you stay on top of the details right? How do you hear all this? How do you find the settle but without also micromanaging? Because I I think there's also the creative sort of proce..."

"is is how do we know these are the right verticals and then h how um maybe give some examples of vertical ideas that you've resisted to start but maybe sound good on it on this premise but doesn't eit..."

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">> It seems like little tech emanate uh is opening back up. Uh what's your view on on whether that is here to stay and whether that might actually expand to to larger opportunities as well? AI is such..."

"back uh say three or four years, I think people believe that you know there would be the big foundation models would be these giant brains that could do anything um better than anybody. Uh it has not ..."

"actually to the future of VC uh investing which is is very related. So some believe leaner, more efficient businesses will allow founders to retain more on the cap table. Do you worry about that at al..."

"multiple winners in AI, why did prior um cycles of technology not play out the same way? I.e. Why were there only Google, Amazon, you know, a concentration of a small number of winners in those produc..."

">> I'm going to ask you a few fire uh round lightning round questions, Ben, and then we'll close out here. Uh, what will be your most played song on Spotify rap this year? >> Uh, so I think it's um th..."