Building a Tech Company in New York: Challenges and Advantages

Olivier Pomel, co-founder and CEO of Datadog, the leading observability company, discusses the company’s founding story, early product sequencing, platform strategy, and acquisitions. Olivier also shares his thoughts on their more recent expansion into security, and why he’s bullish on the potential for AI in DevOps.

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Show Links:

• Nov 22, 2022: Product-led Growth: Founder 1-on-1 with Datadog and Aiven - Olivier Pomel & Oskari Saarenmaa
• May 25, 2022: Datadog, Inc. (DDOG) CEO Olivier Pomel Presents at J.P. Morgan's 50th Annual Global Technology, Media and Communications Conference
• Jan 6, 2021: Datadog CEO Olivier Pomel on the cloud computing outlook
• Datadog’s Official Website
• Olivier Pomel LinkedIn

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Show Notes:

[00:10] - DevOps and AI Potential

[06:54] - Datadog and Generative AI

[20:40] - Datadog's Acquisition and Expansion Strategy

[31:46] - LLMs in Automation and Precision

[42:35] - Datadog's Customer Value and Growth