Spencer Kimball, CEO of Cockroach Labs, discusses the future of open source companies, competing with giants like AWS and Oracle, and offers essential advice for first-time founders. They explore the evolution of open source and open core companies, the decline of Oracle's market share, and the advantages of cloud platforms for databases.

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Spencer Kimball, CEO and co-founder of Cockroach Labs, shares insights on database resilience as outlined in the State of Resilience 2025 report. He discusses rising operational concerns, costly outages, and the necessity of robust modern strategies like active-active configurations. Spencer emphasizes the growing regulatory pressures, especially from the EU’s Digital Operational Resilience Act, while advocating for multi-cloud approaches. Despite the complexities, he aims to empower organizations in adapting to dynamic demands without compromising customer trust.

Spencer Kimball from Emerson College Polling discusses Kamala Harris vs. Donald Trump in swing states, highlighting Trump's lead, Harris's appeal with minority and young voters, and the potential impact of party endorsements. They analyze the dynamics of the 2024 election, who has the momentum now, and the key constituencies to watch.

Michael Knowles and Spencer Kimball discuss Biden's press conference, elite's whisper campaign, Trump's polling advantage, and potential impact on upcoming elections. They analyze Biden's cognitive decline, media scrutiny, Democratic party's concerns, and challenges faced by the Democrats. The podcast explores polling dynamics, election scenarios, third-party candidates' influence, and strategies for success in pivotal swing states.