---
title: Founders
description: Interviews, articles, podcasts, and talks where Jesse Robbins discusses Founders.
doc_version: "1.0"
last_updated: 2026-05-25
---

# Founders

Interviews, articles, podcasts, and talks where Jesse Robbins discusses Founders.

## [What I look for when I invest](https://jesserobbins.com/mentions/what-vcs-look-for-ai-investment-founder-tips-market-size.md)

*2026-01-28*

On airCFO's Funded podcast I walked through how I evaluate companies at Heavybit, why market size is the first filter I apply, and how I read co-founder dynamics before I read the pitch.

## [What Investors Look For in AI Startups: Builders with Taste](https://jesserobbins.com/mentions/what-investors-look-for-ai-startups-shift.md)

*2025-06-12*

At Shift Conference Miami 2025 I walked through what makes a developer-tools startup investable, why AI is still in the toil-automation phase, and where things are headed.

## Sitemap

See [sitemap.md](https://jesserobbins.com/sitemap.md) for the full list of pages on this site.