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Happy Anniversary, Cockroach Labs
Happy Anniversary, Cockroach Labs
It’s somewhat of an anniversary for Index and Cockroach (ok, two months shy of the 5th anniversary…). In March 2016, we…
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Un-biasing AI Machines
Un-biasing AI Machines
At this point, even people outside the tech industry would have likely heard a fair bit about the impact that AI…
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Bringing AI to Businesses Everywhere
Bringing AI to Businesses Everywhere
Marty Chavez was the CIO at Goldman Sachs until he retired a couple of years ago. Of all the enterprise technology…
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Innovation vs. Optimization
Innovation vs. Optimization
Many insightful books and articles have been written about innovation and entrepreneurship. They are the two most…
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The Rebirth of Robotics: How Covariant Unlocks the Power of Deep Learning for Robots
The Rebirth of Robotics: How Covariant Unlocks the Power of Deep Learning for Robots
Most robots these days make use of some form of Deep Learning. These are basically large neural networks that allow the…
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Starburst and Presto: With Stellar Velocity
Starburst and Presto: With Stellar Velocity
For a while now, we kept hearing the name Presto. As we spoke to engineering communities at Facebook, Uber, Airbnb…
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Scaling Scale: Riding the Artificial Intelligence Wave
Scaling Scale: Riding the Artificial Intelligence Wave
Almost exactly a year ago, we announced our investment in Scale, an exciting young company whose mission is to…
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Slack: Changing the Way We Work
Slack: Changing the Way We Work
Slack has had an enviable journey, from the darling of early adopters to a leader in enterprise collaboration tools…
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This Man Created The Subscription Economy
This Man Created The Subscription Economy
For Zuora founder Tien Tzuo, ten years commitment to a new economy has paid off. The first thing I noticed when I met…
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Resilience and adaptability: How a Little Monkey Became the Kong of the Jungle
Resilience and adaptability: How a Little Monkey Became the Kong of the Jungle
When Aghi Marietti and Marco Palladino tried to raise money for their company Mashape from a garage in Milan in 2010…
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I spent my third day at Netic onsite with an HVAC and Plumbing customer. Three things stood out to me: 1) While Silicon Valley successes are cool…
I spent my third day at Netic onsite with an HVAC and Plumbing customer. Three things stood out to me: 1) While Silicon Valley successes are cool…
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ClickHouse goes from strength to strength. They are unquestionably the database for the AI era. Speaks volumes to the capabilities of the technology…
ClickHouse goes from strength to strength. They are unquestionably the database for the AI era. Speaks volumes to the capabilities of the technology…
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One of my favorite things about AI is watching people react to the magic in real time. For those who’ve had the privilege to ride in a driverless…
One of my favorite things about AI is watching people react to the magic in real time. For those who’ve had the privilege to ride in a driverless…
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Castilleja School
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We’ve just closed our $100m Fund III at Rosberg Ventures, oversubscribed with unprecedented demand, and capped allocations for optimised performance.…
We’ve just closed our $100m Fund III at Rosberg Ventures, oversubscribed with unprecedented demand, and capped allocations for optimised performance.…
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Wealthfront went public today and it was surreal and emotional. It felt like a joyful reunion seeing all the familiar faces of some of the smartest…
Wealthfront went public today and it was surreal and emotional. It felt like a joyful reunion seeing all the familiar faces of some of the smartest…
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Today we’re celebrating our IPO and looking ahead to the future. Our Board Member Mike Volpi wrote a blog post capturing the journey from when he…
Today we’re celebrating our IPO and looking ahead to the future. Our Board Member Mike Volpi wrote a blog post capturing the journey from when he…
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Proud to have one of the world’s fastest athletes Nico Rosberg back the world’s fastest database ClickHouse.
Proud to have one of the world’s fastest athletes Nico Rosberg back the world’s fastest database ClickHouse.
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One Million Miles Later -- ✈️ On a recent flight, I crossed a million miles on United Airlines and was surprised as the gifts kept coming. Before…
One Million Miles Later -- ✈️ On a recent flight, I crossed a million miles on United Airlines and was surprised as the gifts kept coming. Before…
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Netic is on fire. Melisa Tokmak & team are going from strength to strength. So proud of them!
Netic is on fire. Melisa Tokmak & team are going from strength to strength. So proud of them!
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Aaron Katz has always led with quiet confidence. I first met him back in 2014, when we recruited him out of Salesforce to lead revenue at Elastic…
Aaron Katz has always led with quiet confidence. I first met him back in 2014, when we recruited him out of Salesforce to lead revenue at Elastic…
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Capital One is often on the forefront of leveraging technology in financial services and this blog clearly explains why they are adopting ClickHouse.…
Capital One is often on the forefront of leveraging technology in financial services and this blog clearly explains why they are adopting ClickHouse.…
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Very excited to see Periodic Labs launch their vision for the AI scientist. We are honored to support their mission.
Very excited to see Periodic Labs launch their vision for the AI scientist. We are honored to support their mission.
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Congrats to the Cohere team for continuing to evolve and adapt in a complex AI landscape. Excited about the path forward: https://lnkd.in/gbW4tXMX
Congrats to the Cohere team for continuing to evolve and adapt in a complex AI landscape. Excited about the path forward: https://lnkd.in/gbW4tXMX
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We're proud to back Cognition at Hanabi Capital. Special company, special people: Scott Wu, Russell Kaplan, Moritz Stephan, and the rest of the…
We're proud to back Cognition at Hanabi Capital. Special company, special people: Scott Wu, Russell Kaplan, Moritz Stephan, and the rest of the…
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After an incredible year off with Melissa C.—backpacking South America, motorbiking through rural villages in northern Vietnam, and skiing through…
After an incredible year off with Melissa C.—backpacking South America, motorbiking through rural villages in northern Vietnam, and skiing through…
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