风投人自建 AI 赛艇舵手，每晚复盘会议记录并给出沟通评分
A Coxswain on Your Shoulder
一位风投人自建 AI 会议教练，每晚复盘一对一、路演等会议记录，按主动倾听、共情、提问有效性、表达清晰度、技术深度五个维度各打 0-10 分。它指出他在路演前 10 分钟打断创始人 6 次、30 分钟一对一问了 12 个问题但仅 2 个是追问，并建议对方停顿后等 15 秒再回应。该项目已开源。
In short : A venture capitalist builds an AI coxswain that reviews his meeting transcripts nightly, scoring active listening, empathy & questioning effectiveness to deliver the kind of real-time feedback athletes get but professionals rarely experience.
In rowing, the coxswain watches everything. How hard you pull on every stroke. Whether you’re in time with the rest of the boat. How your form breaks down when you’re tired. They’re among the most valuable people in a rowing team.
At work, I don’t have a coxswain. So I built a robotic one.
Every night it reviews my meetings & coaches me on how to improve, whether they’re one-on-ones, pitch meetings, or other calls.1
At work, success is subjective. So I built a rubric spanning five dimensions, each scored 0 to 10 : active listening, empathy, questioning effectiveness, communication clarity, & technical depth.
It looked reasonable on paper. Then the real work began. Here’s what the AI told me after reviewing a week of meetings :
Pitch Meeting Analysis (Jan 22) : “Interrupted founder 6 times in first 10 minutes, primarily when explaining technical architecture. Pattern : you ask clarifying questions before they finish establishing context. Recommendation : wait 15 seconds after they pause before responding. Founders need space to demonstrate depth.”
One-on-One Analysis (Jan 24) : “Asked 12 questions in 30-minute check-in, but only 2 were follow-ups to previous answers. Pattern : moving to next topic before exploring depth. This can signal you’re checking boxes rather than genuinely curious. Try : 3 questions deep before moving on.”
Investor Update Call (Jan 26) : “You delivered the portfolio news update in 4 minutes with zero pauses. Empathy score : 2/10. The founder just shared they’re struggling with retention. Your response was immediate pivot to metrics. Recommendation : acknowledge the emotional weight before problem-solving.”
My wife has coached me on this for years. She’s right, of course. But having a machine echo her wisdom every morning has made her advice finally stick.
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来源：Tomer Tunguz 博客（VC 分析） · tomtunguz.com