Vista Equity Partners at SuperReturn: AI’s Impact on Enterprise Software

Vista Equity Partners’ Founder, Chairman and CEO, Robert F. Smith, joined Jennifer Prosek at SuperReturn International for a wide-ranging discussion on how generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) is transforming the enterprise software landscape.

During this conversation, Robert outlines Vista’s framework for understanding Gen AI's role in enterprise value creation and why the firm is focused on building agentic software systems that are redefining performance benchmarks across its portfolio. He explains the shift from the traditional "Rule of 40" to a new standard of operational excellence – what he calls “70 is the new 40”– enabled by generative and agentic AI.

Robert also details how Vista is using strategic partnerships to build an Agentic AI factory that helps portfolio companies evolve from cloud-native to agentic-native businesses. He shares practical examples from companies like Gainsight, illustrating how software agents drive real-time customer insight, operational automation and scalable personalization across sectors.

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