# Cyan Banister

Markdown copy of https://realalpha.app/people/cyan-banister/ on Real Alpha, the best minutes from long interviews with the people building AI. Cite and link the page, not this copy.

Real Alpha has cut 2 moments of Cyan Banister (Co-founder & general partner, Long Journey Ventures) talking, from an interview on Minus One published May 21, 2025.

- Role: Co-founder & general partner, Long Journey Ventures
- About: Backed early bets on Uber, Postmates, SpaceX and Flock Security; previously partnered at Founders Fund.
- On X: https://x.com/cyantist

## What Cyan Banister said

- [Investors find more alpha by looking beyond the current AI wave](https://realalpha.app/s/investors-find-more-alpha-by-looking-beyond-the-current-ai/)
  Minus One · May 21, 2025 · 3 min
  > “this whole space has been defined and therefore there's no price advantage as an investor.” — Cyan Banister · [15:10](https://realalpha.app/v/J7FN53FqB1U/?t=910)
- [Cyan Banister looks for outlier founders to spot new themes](https://realalpha.app/s/cyan-banister-looks-for-outlier-founders-to-spot-new-themes/)
  Minus One · May 21, 2025 · 4 min
  > “you get a hundred of the same stories and then there's this one person that shows up with a story that's so bizarre.” — Cyan Banister · [57:58](https://realalpha.app/v/J7FN53FqB1U/?t=3478)

## The episode

- [AGI, Sci-Fi, & Storytelling | Neal Stephenson, Ken Liu, Cyan Banister, & Joscha Bach](https://realalpha.app/v/J7FN53FqB1U/) · Minus One · May 21, 2025