Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Glean has grown into a $7.2B company by giving employees AI assistants and agents that extend their capabilities.
CEO Arvind Jain is back on Grit alongside Joubin Mirzadegan. Here’s what stood out:
- “My mindset by default is that if you built something last year, it's got to be obsolete. There has to be a new way to do that thing better today. If not, then it's just lack of imagination.”
- “I have no doubts that AI capabilities are just going to increase more and more over the next few years. But even more important is this concept of how much are we even leveraging what AI can do today? I would say that we've not even used 1% of current capabilities of these models”
- “If you're trying to be everything to everyone, then you just cannot compete with somebody who's focused on a smaller problem and going deep into that.”
You can also listen to Arvind’s earlier episode here: youtube.com/watch?v=iIH0Qp6d6bg&list=PLRiWZFltuYPF8A6UGm74K2q29UwU-Kk9k&index=96
Guest: Arvind Jain, founder and CEO, Glean
Connect with Arvind Jain
X: https://x.com/jainarvind
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/jain-arvind
Connect with Joubin
X: https://x.com/Joubinmir
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/joubin-mirzadegan-66186854
Email: grit@kleinerperkins.com
Follow on LinkedIn:
linkedin.com/company/kpgrit
Follow on X:
https://x.com/KPGrit
Learn more about Kleiner Perkins: kleinerperkins.com
00:00 Trailer
01:00 Introduction, Challenges and Growth in the AI Industry
03:37 The Reality of Running a Startup
25:35 Adapting to Rapid Technological Change
28:27 The Role of AI in Business
31:05 The Future of AI and Talent
Glean has grown into a $7.2B company by giving employees AI assistants and agents that extend their capabilities.
CEO Arvind Jain is back on Grit alongside Joubin Mirzadegan. Here’s what stood out:
- “My mindset by default is that if you built something last year, it's got to be obsolete. There has to be a new way to do that thing better today. If not, then it's just lack of imagination.”
- “I have no doubts that AI capabilities are just going to increase more and more over the next few years. But even more important is this concept of how much are we even leveraging what AI can do today? I would say that we've not even used 1% of current capabilities of these models”
- “If you're trying to be everything to everyone, then you just cannot compete with somebody who's focused on a smaller problem and going deep into that.”
You can also listen to Arvind’s earlier episode here: youtube.com/watch?v=iIH0Qp6d6bg&list=PLRiWZFltuYPF8A6UGm74K2q29UwU-Kk9k&index=96
Guest: Arvind Jain, founder and CEO, Glean
Connect with Arvind Jain
X: https://x.com/jainarvind
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/jain-arvind
Connect with Joubin
X: https://x.com/Joubinmir
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/joubin-mirzadegan-66186854
Email: grit@kleinerperkins.com
Follow on LinkedIn:
linkedin.com/company/kpgrit
Follow on X:
https://x.com/KPGrit
Learn more about Kleiner Perkins: kleinerperkins.com
00:00 Trailer
01:00 Introduction, Challenges and Growth in the AI Industry
03:37 The Reality of Running a Startup
25:35 Adapting to Rapid Technological Change
28:27 The Role of AI in Business
31:05 The Future of AI and Talent
