CEO of Datadog, Olivier Pomel, shares insights on fundraising, building the right product, open beta transition, platform vision, customer-centric approach, bottom-up sales strategy, collaborative management, staying close to customers, pricing strategy, fostering culture of discipline, AI impact, choosing NYC over Silicon Valley.

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.** No Priors is taking a summer break! The podcast will be back with new episodes in three weeks. Join us on July 20th for a conversation with Devi Parikh, Research Director in Generative AI at Meta. ** No Priors is now on YouTube! Subscribe to the channel on YouTube and like this episode.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 Sign up for new podcasts every week. Email feedback to show@no-priors.comFollow us on Twitter: @NoPriorsPod | @Saranormous | @EladGil | @Oliveur 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

When Olivier and his co-founder launched Datadog in 2010, they didn't write a single line of code for the first six months—despite having backgrounds as engineers. Out of the gate, they have made it their mission to listen to customers and understand what problems they can solve for them. Fast-forward a decade: Datadog is the essential monitoring platform for cloud applications and a true DevOps pioneer. The company IPOed in 2019 and its market cap now exceeds $27B. Olivier shares why he thinks of companies as a set of systems, how to push forward even when VCs tell you no, and why he's still subscribed to all Datadog support emails.

Olivier Pomel, co-founder and CEO of Datadog, shares the remarkable journey of transforming Datadog into a tech giant from early rejections. He emphasizes their open product development philosophy that prioritizes customer insights. The conversation dives into the launch of new products like DASH for LLM observability and innovative tools like Toto for time series forecasting. Olivier also discusses integrating AI in operations and the challenges faced in anomaly detection, providing a fascinating look at the nexus of technology, customer collaboration, and AI.