Miles Clements

Recent appearances

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  Accel: The Quiet Firm Behind Facebook, Cursor, Nebius, Lovable, Vercel

  July 06, 2026 · 📺 Sourcery with Molly O'Shea

  Accel Partners Arun Mathew, Miles Clements, & Matt Weigand join Sourcery to go deep into the lore of the quiet, yet legendary, Silicon Valley firm. We go back through Accel's 40 years of history, starting with the 10% Facebook stake and the secondary they modeled at 5X, which under-shot the outcome by an order of magnitude, and how the firm now runs a global AI portfolio spanning chips, neoclouds, labs, and applications, with exposure across Cursor, Anthropic, and Nebius. The three have invested together for 15 years, and they break down how a generalist team wins competitive deals against f…

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  "Cursor is Dead" is Total BS: Here is Why | Miles Clements

  March 09, 2026 · 📺 20VC with Harry Stebbings

  Miles Clements is a Partner @ Accel where he helps to lead their growth fund. At Accel, Miles has led or invested in Atlassian, Cursor, Linear, and more. ---------------------------------------------- In Today’s Episode with Miles Clements: 0:00 - Intro 0:59 - Where is True Alpha and Value in a World of AI 2:39 - Why it is Total BS that Cursor is Dead 7:03 - Why Cursor Were Not Wrong to Build Their Own Models 7:43 - What is the Upside When Investing in Cursor at $27BN? 14:11 - Do Sub $10BN Outcomes Even Matter to a Fund the Size of Accel? 16:04 - Losing ServiceTitan: Investing Lesson Learne…

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  How founders scale smarter in 2026 | Marcelo Lebre (Remote) & Miles Clements (Accel) | SF Tech Week

  October 29, 2025 · 📺 Tech Week

  What does it take to scale a startup in 2025 — when capital is tight, AI dominates every boardroom, and talent competition is global? Recorded live at Above the Bay: Founder's Rooftop Night during #SFTechWeek, this fireside chat features Marcelo Lebre (Co-Founder & President, Remote) in conversation with Miles Clements (Partner, Accel). Together, they unpack what it means to scale smarter in today’s environment. Topics covered: How to stretch capital and maintain growth in lean times Strategies for attracting and retaining top talent without overspending Cutting through the AI hype to fin…

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  Laravel's Taylor Otwell | Driving Growth Through Product & Community | S3E2 | Spotlight On | AccelVC

  February 18, 2025 · 📺 Accel

  If you’ve ever been to a Laracon, you’d be mistaken for thinking you’d just walked into a music festival, not a PHP framework conference. Taylor Otwell founded Laravel in his native Little Rock, Arkansas, and has spent most of the past 14 years bootstrapping a company known for building exceptional product experiences alongside a community of 1 million+ people. On this episode of Spotlight On, Taylor joins Accel’s Miles Clements to discuss building outside of Silicon Valley, why software is an excellent vehicle for viral community growth, and why he ultimately decided to take on investment.…

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  Should Startups Build In-Person or Remote Teams? | Spotlight On | AccelVC

  August 08, 2024 · 📺 Accel

  COVID-19 changed the workforce dynamic for many companies, leading to a surge in remote-first or remote-only startups with employees across the world. The key principles for successful operation include clear communication on tasks and alignment on the broader company strategy. Remote, 1Password, and Syrup outline the clear benefits they’ve seen from remote work, as well as the macro impact on the global economy. Access the Syrup episode: https://www.accel.com/spotlight-on/ep... Access the Remote episode: https://www.accel.com/spotlight-on/ep... Access the 1Password episode: https://www.accel…

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  Remote’s Marcelo Lebre | Future of the Global Workforce | S2E7 | Spotlight On | AccelVC

  May 09, 2024 · 📺 Accel

  Since joining forces in 2019 to tackle the complexities of global employment, founders Marcelo Lebre and Job van der Voort navigated their startup, Remote, and its customers through a series of challenges: a global pandemic, the rapid emergence of distributed workforces, and subsequent economic volatility. In this episode of Spotlight On, Marcelo and Accel’s Miles Clements discuss the effectiveness of global remote team structures despite obstacles. Marcelo has taken no shortcuts in understanding the nuances that come with operating a distributed workforce himself, operating Remote’s $3B busi…

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