Pinecone is one of the preeminent companies building in the generative AI space. Pinecone is able to integrate AI models and vector search databases to ensure that AI applications are getting the most relevant and up to date information as quickly as possible. Lightspeed Partner and host Michael Mignano spoke with Pinecone Founder and CEO Edo Liberty at a Generative NYC meet-up in early 2023.
Episode Chapters
(00:00) An intro to Edo Liberty and Pinecone
(04:02) “It’s either now or never.”
(05:11) Building the “smartest person in the room”
(06:48) Giving AI the context it needs
(08:02) Building an AI startup before it was the coolest thing in the world
(12:09) Incumbents vs. Startups - where do we go from here?
(14:41) “We’ve been stumbling in the dark and someone flipped the switch.”
(16:52) Model dominance vs. Vector database dominance
(19:01) What role do vector databases play in a world of LLMs?
(21:29) Go-to-market insights from Pinecone
(23:26) An on-the-fly feature request
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