125: He Left Google to Join a 3-Person Startup Glean… Worth $7B Today | Deedy Das Story | 1947 Rise

Debarghya “Deedy” Das is a technologist and investor, currently a Principal at Menlo Ventures where he leads early-stage investments in AI, infrastructure, and enterprise software, including the $100 million Anthology Fund with Anthropic. A founding engineer and product leader at Glean, he helped scale the company to a $2.2 billion valuation, following impactful engineering roles at Google Search and Facebook. Deedy is also a widely followed commentator on technology, immigration, and education, with his insights reaching millions on X and LinkedIn. 00:00 - Highlights of key moments 01:25 - Introduction 02:29 - Deedy's formative experiences during early life in India 05:58 - Deedy's motivation for moving to the U.S. and the journey experience 08:50 - Deedy's origins of interest in research 10:36 - Deedy's projects at Facebook and accomplishments 16:35 - Deedy's journey to Glean, key learnings, and impact made 22:19 - Deedy's transition to investing with Menlo Ventures and sources of excitement in the role 26:40 - Deedy's investment opportunities being pursued at Menlo 28:52 - AI tools that are essential professionally and personally 30:31 - Deedy's memorable moment where an AI tool saved significant time and effort 34:11 - Deedy's skills that will remain irreplaceable 40:28 - Deedy's excitement about the Indian technology ecosystem 44:45 - Deedy's high-conviction bet on the Indian tech ecosystem 48:59 - Deedy's personal traits or qualities recognized by friends🔗 CONNECT WITH https: Deedy Das👥 Linkedin -   / debarghyadas  🐦 Twitter - https://x.com/deedydas🔗 CONNECT WITH SHIVA💌 Sign up to my weekly email newsletter - https://1947tech.substack.com/🎥 YouTube Channel - / @1947rise 🐦 Twitter - / shivassangwan 🐦 Twitter - / 1947rise 👥 Linkedin - / shiva-singh-sangwan 🎙 ABOUT THE PODCASTOur purpose is to help startups go mainstream in 🇮🇳!1947 Rise Podcast is helping in accelerating the speed of reverse brain drainand 1947 Operators Podcast is helping in increasing the number of operator-angels in the startup ecosystem.🎧 LISTEN FOR FREE Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/3KI3bZiSpotify - https://spoti.fi/3AEO5z5🙏 LEAVE A REVIEW.