Turner Novak ยท 7 August 2026

๐ŸŽง๐ŸŒ 18x Midas Lister Bets $3B on AI | Navin Chaddha, Mayfield

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Navin Chaddha, 18x Midas-listed Mayfield partner, discusses why the AI market is overcapitalized by 10x, his firm's $3B AI bet including semiconductor plays like Lumilens, and how startups can beat incumbents by focusing on vertical domains, fragmented markets, and outcome-based pricing rather than chasing billion-dollar founding rounds.

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Topics: AI (Horizontal) ยท AI Infrastructure ยท Semiconductors

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