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Statsig Founder Vijaye Raji on Building a Data-Driven Platform
In this episode, Statsig founder and CEO Vijaye Raji discusses his transition from leading teams at Facebook and Microsoft to launching a billion-dollar product development platform. Vijaye shares tactical advice on hiring, scaling, and the common pitfalls founders face when moving from big tech. He also explores how modern product teams use experimentation and rapid…
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Molham Aref on Building RelationalAI: An AI Coprocessor for Snowflake
RelationalAI CEO Molham Aref joins The Startup Project to discuss his extensive career in enterprise AI and machine learning. He shares the founding story of RelationalAI, a powerful AI coprocessor for Snowflake designed to simplify building intelligent applications. Aref breaks down complex concepts like predictive vs. prescriptive analytics, the evolution of the modern data stack,…
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Read.ai’s Growth to $50M: Founder David Shim on Building an AI Co-Pilot
David Shim, a repeat founder and former Foursquare CEO, shares the story behind Read.ai, the AI meeting co-pilot taking the world by storm. He discusses their product-led growth strategy, the vision to be a ‘co-pilot for everyone everywhere,’ and his insights on building AI products, raising $50M in funding, and the future of work. This…
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Glean AI Founder Arvind Jain on the Future of Enterprise AI Agents
In this conversation, Glean AI founder and CEO Arvind Jain discusses the evolution of his company from an enterprise search tool to a powerful work AI platform. He shares insights on building AI agents for sales, legal, and engineering teams, the importance of solving hard technical problems, and his vision for a future where proactive…
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Decagon’s Ashwin Sreenivas: Building a $1.5B AI Support Giant
Decagon co-founder Ashwin Sreenivas discusses building an AI customer support platform valued at $1.5B. He shares insights on their Agent Operating Procedures (AOPs), finding product-market fit with complex enterprise workflows, and the vision for AI concierges. This conversation explores the technology and strategy behind one of today’s fastest-growing AI companies.
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Web AI Founder David Stout on Offline AI & the Edge Computing Revolution
In this conversation, Web AI founder David Stout joins host Nataraj to discuss the critical shift towards running advanced AI directly on everyday devices. Stout shares his journey from a Michigan farm to pioneering techniques for offline AI, emphasizing the importance of privacy, efficiency, and a decentralized ‘web of models.’ Discover why the future of…
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Fixing Broken Meetings & Managing Calendars with AI | Matt Martin
In this conversation, Clockwise co-founder and CEO Matt Martin joins Nataraj to discuss the challenges of modern work schedules and how AI can solve them. They explore the impact of remote work on meetings, the rise of AI agents, the state of SaaS buying, and how Clockwise is building an AI-native product to give teams…
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Apollo GraphQL CEO on APIs as Graphs, Not Endpoints | Matt DeBergalis
In this conversation, Apollo GraphQL co-founder and CEO Matt DeBergalis shares his journey from the Meteor framework to building a company around GraphQL. He discusses the evolution of APIs from endpoints to connected graphs, the challenges of commercializing open-source technology, and how AI is shaping the future of API development for enterprises. Discover the story…
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Box CTO on Enterprise AI: Unstructured Data & AI-First Strategy
How are enterprises navigating the shift to AI? Box CTO Ben Kus joins Nataraj to discuss the challenges and opportunities of becoming an AI-first company. He shares insights on leveraging vast amounts of unstructured data, managing the costs of AI implementation, building agentic experiences, and why protecting customer data remains the top priority. This conversation…