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June 17, 2026
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NEA's Tiffany Luck says enterprises are still figuring out their AI ROI

Overview

Tokenmaxxing was the hottest trend in Silicon Valley earlier this year, with CEOs encouraging employees to push AI usage as far as it would go. Uber reportedly blew through its annual AI budget in a few months, some companies cut Claude licenses for parts of their org, and Meta killed its internal leaderboard. What will it take for personal AI agents to finally click?

Key Takeaways

  • NEA partner Tiffany Luck joins Equity to discuss that, this year's AI IPOs, and the startups helping enterprises track their AI spend.

    This tension between hype and ROI is exactly where NEA partner Tiffany Luck lives these days.

  • She got her start convincing companies that e-commerce was the future, and now she's all in on AI, especially when it comes to the possibilities for "magic moments" in the consumer business.

    On this episode of TechCrunch's Equity podcast, Luck joins Rebecca Bellan to talk about the future of personal agents, her thoughts on this year's AI IPOs, and how startups are stepping in to help enterprises track return on AI spend.

  • You also can follow Equity on X and Threads , at @EquityPod.

    Theresa Loconsolo is an audio producer at TechCrunch focusing on Equity, the network's flagship podcast.

  • Before joining TechCrunch in 2022, she was one of 2 producers at a four-station conglomerate where she wrote, recorded, voiced and edited content, and engineered live performances and interviews from guests like lovelytheband.

    Theresa is based in New Jersey and holds a bachelors degree in Communication from Monmouth University.

  • Through candid fireside chats and high-impact networking, you'll walk away with valuable insights and new connections.

What will it take for personal AI agents to finally click? NEA partner Tiffany Luck joins Equity to discuss that, this year's AI IPOs, and the startups helping enterprises track their AI spend. Tokenmaxxing was the hottest trend in Silicon Valley earlier this year, with CEOs encouraging employees to push AI usage as far as it would go.

Uber reportedly blew through its annual AI budget in a few months, some companies cut Claude licenses for parts of their org, and Meta killed its internal leaderboard. This tension between hype and ROI is exactly where NEA partner Tiffany Luck lives these days. She got her start convincing companies that e-commerce was the future, and now she's all in on AI, especially when it comes to the possibilities for "magic moments" in the consumer business.

Theresa Loconsolo is an audio producer at TechCrunch focusing on Equity, the network's flagship podcast. Before joining TechCrunch in 2022, she was one of 2 producers at a four-station conglomerate where she wrote, recorded, voiced and edited content, and engineered live performances and interviews from guests like lovelytheband. Theresa is based in New Jersey and holds a bachelors degree in Communication from Monmouth University.

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