The missing link, connecting tech leaders.

Building companies is a wonderfully complex journey, one that piques intellectual challenges all the time. First and foremost, having the right people in the right roles matters… a lot. One of the most challenging feats? The fit between business and technical co-founders. We've got a building block for that! ;)

As a studio, we're constantly in conversation with brilliant minds and true techno-optimists. From lead developers to battle-hardened CTOs with the scars and victories to prove it. But here's the kicker: these tech wizards aren't always on the market when opportunity comes knocking, and we’re not always in the market when they are. So why let this opportunity for both go to waste?

Of course, we’re no recruiters - we're Builders.

Why not connect the tech leaders of our more extensive network in a qualitative way, the Builders' way? We can use our battle-tested assessments and playbooks—the very same ones we use when partnering with a CTO ourselves. This is not just matching skills on a resume but also a true deep dive into a CTO's psyche, problem-solving approach, and ability to think on their feet. With that, we might be able to uplift the ecosystem around us. We named this building block the CTO Collective.

The Collective isn't new to us, and we’ve been running it in the background for a while. Funny enough, it has an unexpected but welcome side effect. It's attracting even more awesome CTOs to our platform. And you know what that means? It's drawing in more talented CEOs too. It's a virtuous cycle of talent attraction that's taking our entire ecosystem to new heights. Booyah!

With the CTO Collective, we can empower entrepreneurs in an additional way -one that fits right into our core values and supports the friends around us. All of it to empower entrepreneurs and build stellar companies.

From our universe 🪐

On the studio side 🌌

• Studio Partner. Jelmer Peerbolte joined Builders as Co-owner & Managing Director in July this year. Jelmer adds strong skills in venture building, founder coaching & overall execution power to the studio. Want to know more, be sure to connect with him here.

  

• Investor House. This month, join us at the CM.com office for an evening packed with intriguing insights, knowledge sharing, and discussions about AI over a beer (or three!). Check out the full agenda and RSVP here. 

• The PlayPod. Building Resilience: Sohrab Hosseini’s Path from Early Ventures to AI Impact. Born in Iran and growing up in Rotterdam, Sohrab’s path took him from early wins in tech to the tough challenge of rebuilding after a business collapse. But his resilience and hadaptability led him to where he is today with orq.ai. Tune in now!
  

  

  Building Resilience: Sohrab Hosseini’s Path from Early Ventures to AI Impact.

At our ventures 🚀

• Everday 🚀 Exciting times at Everyday! We're gearing up to ship the second batch of features! With the Skill Matrix, it super easy to get an overview of how individuals or teams align with skill requirements. Also just rolled out Team Insights and Individual Insights—two powerful tools that let you dive deep into your team's skill landscape. Explore more here and here.

• Alisher Advancing with two key prototypes; the Job Profile Prototype converts job descriptions into detailed profiles, identifying key skills with AI, showing promise in creating high-quality Intelligent Candidate Profiles. The Candidate Profile Prototype enhances candidate data using AI, ensuring enriched, comprehensive profiles for recruitment. Curious? Book a meeting with Alisher.

What we’re following

• Agentic AI? If you haven't encountered this term yet, now is the time to get acquainted. AI agents are set to revolutionize numerous facets of enterprise operations. CB Insights has recently explored the AI agent landscape, highlighting the most promising applications and the future trajectory of the market in a new report. Learn more here.
  

• Are AI Companies Ignoring the Golden Egg? Anthropic just launched Claude 3.5 Sonnet, a new AI model rivaling OpenAI’s GPT-4, while former OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever announced his new startup, Safe Superintelligence. Benedict Evans suggests that AI’s real value lies in feedback and personalization—areas many companies are overlooking in favor of flashy LLMs. Yet, big players like Meta and Google are unveiling groundbreaking AI tools that hint at the future of this technology. Curious about where AI is really heading? Read the full article to discover more.

Forward, always,

Michael van Lier
Managing Director at Builders