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How to Build a Decacorn (Ali Ghodsi, Co-Founder & CEO of Databricks)

Feb 17, 2022
48:58

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Quick takeaways

  • DataBricks evolved from an open-source project to a $10+B company focusing on data analytics and ML engineering.
  • Transitioning to an enterprise-focused model involved balancing bottom-up and top-down sales strategies for revenue growth.

Deep dives

Ali's Background and DataBricks Journey

Ali is the co-founder and CEO of DataBricks, a company that began as a seed project in 2013 and has since grown into a significant player, recently leading a round valued at $38 billion. The company's journey started as an initiative to democratize data analytics and machine learning, aiming to provide large enterprises with the same software stack as tech giants like Facebook and Twitter. Despite initial challenges in adoption, DataBricks persevered and expanded into a comprehensive platform.

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