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Introducing Verticals

A weekly show on Vertical AI — Presented by Parafin

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Why Venture Capital Feels BROKEN In 2026 | Rick Zullo
EP 40

Aug 5, 2026

Rick Zullo

Equal Ventures · Founder & MGP

Why Venture Capital Feels BROKEN In 2026 | Rick Zullo

Why Everyone Is Building Their Own Software | Alex Oppenheimer
EP 39

Jul 29, 2026

Alex Oppenheimer

Verissimo Ventures · Founder

Why Everyone Is Building Their Own Software | Alex Oppenheimer

How Open Source Is Changing the Game for Vertical AI | Jake Saper
EP 38

Jul 22, 2026

Jake Saper

Emergence Capital · GP

How Open Source Is Changing the Game for Vertical AI | Jake Saper

The Unsexy AI Vertical That's About to Explode | Zach Rosen
EP 37

Jul 15, 2026

Zach Rosen

Brellium · Co-Founder & CEO

The Unsexy AI Vertical That's About to Explode | Zach Rosen

The AI Gold Rush Is Chasing the Wrong Thing... | Adam Harris
EP 36

Jul 8, 2026

Adam Harris

CloudBeds · Cofounder / CEO

The AI Gold Rush Is Chasing the Wrong Thing... | Adam Harris

The Biggest Mistake AI Founders Make Today | Zain Jaffer
EP 35

Jul 1, 2026

Zain Jaffer

Blazel · Founder / CEO

The Biggest Mistake AI Founders Make Today | Zain Jaffer

This School Principal Built a Million-Dollar AI Company | Adeel Khan
EP 34

Jun 24, 2026

Adeel Khan

Magic School · Founder & CEO

This School Principal Built a Million-Dollar AI Company | Adeel Khan

What Investors Actually Look For in Founders | Dan Teran & James Gettinger
EP 33

Jun 17, 2026

Dan Teran & James Gettinger

Gutter Capital · GP

What Investors Actually Look For in Founders | Dan Teran & James Gettinger

The Next AI Giants Will Be Both Consumer and Enterprise (Here’s Why) | Nikhil Basu Trivedi
EP 32

Jun 10, 2026

Nikhil Basu Trivedi

Footwork VC · Co-Founder & MGP

The Next AI Giants Will Be Both Consumer and Enterprise (Here’s Why) | Nikhil Basu Trivedi

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Nic Poulos

Co-Founder & GP, Euclid

VC backing Vertical AI founders from inception at Euclid, and co-author of The Verticalist on Substack.

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Luke Sophinos

Luke Sophinos

Founder & CEO, Vertical SaaS Group

Exited vertical SaaS founder, CEO of VSG, and author of Linear on Substack.

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