The Logan Bartlett Show

Best of 2023: 15 Untold Stories From Tech’s Inner Circle

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Dec 22, 2023
Guests: Satish and Scott roast Logan for becoming a media personality. Matthew Prince exposes Cloudflare’s 1st customers: Turkish escorts. Dario Amodei predicts the future of AI. Dev Ittycheria gives 3 steps for holding people accountable. Jack Altman jokes about growing up with Sam. Daniel Ek on money and happiness. Matt Mochary shares his hiring and firing frameworks.
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ANECDOTE

Cloudflare's Turkish Escort Customers

  • Cloudflare's first customers included 250 Turkish escort websites signing up in the first week.
  • Their unique traffic helped Cloudflare develop data-driven systems to stop cyber attacks for major clients like Eurovision and US financial institutions.
INSIGHT

AI Model Costs are Mostly Compute

  • Billion-dollar AI model training will start in 2024 and increase rapidly by 2026.
  • Compute costs dominate AI development, overshadowing talent and facility expenses.
INSIGHT

Three Steps To Hold Accountable

  • Clear expectations and giving immediate feedback enable effective accountability.
  • Avoiding feedback signals low discipline, allowing low performance to persist.
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