Julia Maltby·Jul 16, 2024AI Apps Deliver Outcomes — So Why Are They Still Charging Like Old School SaaS?”It is now well understood that software is evolving from a tool that enhances human productivity to one that autonomously delivers outputs…
Julia Maltby·Mar 13, 2024Legal AI: 10 Things We Look ForThe practice of law has remained largely unchanged for decades. The industry’s technology and innovation resistance is attributable to a…
Julia Maltby·Jan 24, 2024Building Defensibility in Vertical SaaS with Proprietary DataEstablishing defensibility is becoming an increasingly complex challenge, especially in the realm of AI-native vertical SaaS where the…
Julia Maltby·Jan 9, 2024AI Infused Vertical SaaS: Which Markets Will Startups Win Against Incumbents?For years many VCs believed companies developing vertical SaaS solutions — products tailored to the unique requirements, processes, and…
Julia Maltby·Sep 6, 2023Real Estate Retrofits: A Blueprint for Lowering EmissionsDecarbonizing real estate is essential to meeting the US’s 2030 and 2050 climate goals. Building operations alone account for ~28% of…
Julia Maltby·Apr 3, 2023US Construction Enterprises look to LATAM: “Nearshoring” & Our Investment in LatiiChina’s manufacturing monopoly has started to ease, and many US corporations are exploring “nearshoring” — manufacturing closer to home.
Julia Maltby·Feb 8, 2023Local Law 97 & Implications for Venture Investing in Climate Real EstateThe real estate sector has experienced increased regulatory pressure to lower its carbon footprint over the past decade. Emission related…A response icon1A response icon1
Julia Maltby·Feb 1, 2023Reducing Embodied Carbon in Real Estate: Why We Finally Have to Pay AttentionThe built environment is responsible for ~40% of global carbon emissions.
Julia Maltby·Oct 6, 2022Why Do We Like Owning Homes?I’ve talked with dozens of friends and peers about homeownership over the past few years. Many of us should, on paper, be gearing up to…
