{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"20VC: Open Models vs Frontier Models: Who Actually Wins? | The $100,000 Token Budget Every Engineer Will Need | Why Forward-Deployed Engineers Are the Future of Enterprise AI with Clay Bavor, Co-Founder of Sierra","description":"Clay Bavor is the Co-Founder of Sierra, one of the world's fastest-growing enterprise AI companies. Sierra is valued at approximately $15.8 billion, has raised more than $1.5BN from leading investors including Sequoia, Benchmark, Greenoaks, GV and Tiger Global, and today serves more than 40% of the Fortune 50. The company recently surpassed $150 ARR, making it one of the fastest-growing enterprise software businesses in history. AGENDA: 00:00 \u2013 Why Frontier AI Demand Will Be Unlimited 08:00 \u2013 Open Models vs Frontier Models: Who Actually Wins? 17:00 \u2013 China's AI Advantage &amp;amp; The Distillation Debate 20:30 \u2013 Inside Sierra: The AI Agents Running the Entire Company 24:00 \u2013 The $100,000 Token Budget Every Engineer Will Soon Need 29:00 \u2013 Building AI for 40% of the Fortune 50 37:00 \u2013 Why Forward-Deployed Engineers Are the Future of Enterprise AI 43:00 \u2013 Sierra's Unusual Board Meetings &amp;amp; Billion-Dollar Company Playbook 48:00 \u2013 The Four Values Behind a $16B Startup: Craftsmanship, Intensity &amp;amp; Family 56:00 \u2013 Clay Bavor's Hiring Philosophy, AI-First Teams &amp;amp; What's Coming Next &amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch","author_url":"http:\/\/www.thetwentyminutevc.com\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/41958610\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/203756000"}