Neeva CEO Sridhar Ramaswamy joins Molly to talk all things search and AI chatbots, including Neeva’s technology and the difficulty of building a search engine (1:41), Neeva’s consumer focus and business model (20:00), and the search-to-answer revolution (41:31). (0:00) Molly kicks off the show (1:41) Neeva’s Purpose (5:06) The technological underpinning of Neeva (8:00) The hurdles building Neeva (10:26) Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub - Apply in 5 minutes for six figures in discounts at http://aka.ms/thisweekinstartups (11:53) The problems search aims to solve (18:31) LinkedIn Marketing - Get a $100 LinkedIn ad credit at https://linkedin.com/thisweekinstartups (20:00) Why choose Neeva (24:01) Neeva’s business model (29:18) Moving from search to answers + citing sources (35:53) The ad supported publishing ecosystem (37:58) Pilot - Get 20% off the first 6 months at https://pilot.com/twist (39:13) Leaving Google (41:31) The search to answers revolution (44:34) Compensating publishers and dealing with content moderation (48:51) Open loop vs. Closed loop (54:29) Neeva copycats FOLLOW Sridhar: https://twitter.com/ramaswmysridhar FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis FOLLOW Molly: https://twitter.com/mollywood

Sridhar Ramaswamy, CEO of Snowflake and former Google exec, reflects on his journey from tech giant to startup leader, sharing insights on embracing individuality and navigating career transitions. He discusses the importance of aligning passions with professional choices and fostering a transparent culture at Snowflake. Ramaswamy also highlights the challenges of managing stress and the emotional complexities leaders face in competitive environments. His approach to parenting underscores nurturing uniqueness over competition, revealing his holistic view on leadership and family.

For the first time in decades web search might be at risk for disruption. Bing is allied with OpenAI to integrate LLMs. Google has committed to launching new products. New startups are emerging.Sridhar Ramaswamy co-founded the challenger AI-powered, private search platform Neeva in 2019. He is a former 16-year Google veteran who most recently led the internet’s most profitable business as SVP in charge of Google Ads, Commerce and Privacy. Sridhar, Elad and Sarah talk about the challenge of building search, how LLMs have changed the landscape, and how chatbots and "answer services" will affect web publishers.No Priors is now on YouTube! Subscribe to the channel on YouTube and like this episode.Show Links: LinkedIn Neeva Search Neeva Gist Poe by Quora Sign up for new podcasts every week. Email feedback to show@no-priors.comFollow us on Twitter: @NoPriorsPod | @Saranormous | @EladGil | @RamaswmySridharShow Notes: [1:32] - Why Sridhar started a private search engine after leaving Google[11:11] - Information Retrieval Problems, Mapping Search Queries and LLMs[15:25] - Google and Bing’s approach to search with LLMs[19:06] - Scale challenges when building a search engine startup[22:26] - Distribution challenges and why they release Neeva Gist[24:11] - Why Neeva is a privacy centric subscription service [28:25] - The relationship between search and publishers/content creators[30:16] - Sridhar’s predictions on how AI will disrupt current ecosystems

Sridhar Ramaswamy, the innovative CEO of Snowflake and former leader at Google, shares insights from his transformative journey in tech. He discusses his vision for AI’s future, emphasizing Snowflake's unique AI integration and operational changes to enhance product development. Sridhar also reflects on the balance of passion and market needs in career choices, his leadership evolution, and the importance of accountability in teams. With bold predictions about AI's role in data solutions, he addresses challenges in the tech landscape and the need for competition amidst consolidation.

Sridhar Ramaswamy, CEO of Snowflake and former leader of Google’s ads, shares insights on creating reliable AI for businesses. He highlights the magic and pitfalls of current language models, emphasizing Snowflake’s ability to achieve over 90% accuracy with their 'talk-to-your-data' applications. Ramaswamy contrasts this with typical off-the-shelf solutions, discusses the transformative potential of AI for enterprise operations, and reveals how his team simplifies complex data tasks to enhance usability for customers.

Sridhar Ramaswamy, SVP of AI at Snowflake, discusses integrating AI into the data warehouse, the impact of generative AI on data attitudes, NLP's role in business operations, challenges of enterprise search, importance of data quality, Snowflake's products like Snowpilot and Cortex, collaboration for successful data/AI projects, and advice for improving data management.

Sridhar Ramaswamy, CEO at Snowflake, discusses the crucial link between AI and data strategy, the development of a foundation model, and the unifying role of AI in enterprise software. The podcast delves into Snowflake BUILD's generative AI applications, NIVA's integration with Snowflake, the concept of 'model gardens' in Cortex, diversity in AI language models, and the transformative impact of AI on information processing and creativity.

New Snowflake CEO Sridhar Ramaswamy leads the discussion on the company's shift to an AI data cloud and application platform. The podcast delves into the evolution of data platforms into application platforms, compares Snowflake vs. Databricks strategies, explores market positions of data ecosystem players, analyzes the shift from compute to data infrastructure, and previews the Databricks Data Plus AI Summit.

Sridhar Ramaswamy, CEO of Snowflake and former Google AdWords chief, dives into AI's transformative impact on enterprise data. He shares his journey from tech engineer to CEO, and the nuances of successful leadership in the evolving tech landscape. Ramaswamy discusses the intricacies of Snowflake's AI strategies and the balance between innovative solutions and customer needs. He emphasizes the competitive dynamics of AI and the rise of autonomous agents, while shedding light on the ongoing challenges in scaling AI across organizations.

Sridhar Ramaswamy, former SVP at Google and co-founder of Neeva, discusses Google's strange year, the future of search, generative AI, and Neeva's collaboration with Snowflake. They also explore the challenges of competing with Google, trust issues in AI-powered search, and potential breakthroughs with Snowflake's technology. Additionally, they touch on AI's impact on job loss, the future of competent individuals, and concerns about AI's future.