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Clear all filters- RAISE Summit21 min
Crusoe's Energy-First Vision for the AI Cloud | Chase Lochmiller | RAISE Summit 2026
Chase Lochmiller, Henri Delahaye, Francesc Campoy, DAN GALPIN, FRANCOIS BEAUFORT
Crusoe is establishing itself as a vertically integrated AI infrastructure leader by relocating compute from traditional hubs to stranded energy sources, having secured over 40 GW in its development pipeline with rapid construction cycles like the 11-month Abilene project. The company recently acquired Atero to deploy its "Crusoe Memory Alloy" for optimized inference, simultaneously shifting its product strategy toward distributed "AI factories" that monetize hardware investments through cost-effective token generation rather than large-scale training. As the industry transitions from theoretical announcements to execution over the next 24 months, Crusoe prioritizes operational resilience and end-user value delivery to dominate the emerging market for decentralized, energy-driven AI services.
- RAISE Summit19 min
Paul Copplestone (SupaBase) & Abel Samot (Commit): Open Source Backend for the AI Age
Paul Copplestone, Abel Samot, DAN GALPIN, FRANCESC CAMPOY, ALEXIS MOUSSINE
Supabase has achieved a $2 billion valuation following a $200 million funding round, driven by a user base that tripled to over 3 million developers and a strategy positioning the open-source platform as a default modern web backend. Founder Paul Copplestone highlights rapid adoption fueled by AI-assisted "vibe coding" tools while the company pursues enterprise growth through "configuration over customization" and upcoming infrastructure breakthroughs like the Multigress sharding solution. Operating as a fully remote organization of 140 specialists, the firm continues scaling by launching Pico instances for zero-to-one applications and recruiting senior talent to support petabyte-scale database capabilities.
- Sequoia Capital32 min
OpenAI’s Sam Altman on Building the ‘Core AI Subscription’ for Your Life
Sam Altman, Jens Nordvigsen, DAN GALPIN, SAM SACCONE
OpenAI has evolved from a 14-person research lab into a commercial powerhouse driven by the GPT-3 API and the viral ChatGPT platform, which now serves 500 million weekly active users. Under Sam Altman's leadership, the organization prioritizes high-impact small teams and a vision of becoming a personalized AI operating system while navigating a market where startups outpace legacy enterprises in agility. The company's roadmap emphasizes the transition from text-based assistants to autonomous agents by 2025, with future infrastructure expected to facilitate seamless agent-to-agent communication and eventual robotics applications.
- Jane Street37 min
A Jane Street Software Engineering Mock Interview with Grace and Nolen
Grace, Nolen, Nolan, Emily Fortuna, Colton Ogden, Todd Kerpelman, Jen Person, Colt McAnlisley, Dan Galpin, Mark Mirchandani
Nolan and Grace, experienced Jane Street employees, co-created a mock interview simulation featuring a unit conversion challenge that evaluates a candidate's graph-based algorithm design and problem-solving collaboration. During the session, the candidate developed a breadth-first search solution to minimize floating-point errors while iteratively correcting structural flaws regarding bidirectional graph construction and edge cases. The exercise underscores Jane Street's emphasis on code clarity, effective communication, and the ability to refine logic through dialogue rather than demanding immediate optimization or perfect syntax.
- Y Combinator1h 1m
Advice on Organizing and Running Growth Teams from Dan Hockenmaier and Gustaf Alströmer
Dan Hockenmaier, Gustaf Alströmer, Craig Cannon, Toni, Michael Savage, Justin LaRosa, Mark Mandelbaum, Francesc Campoy, Dan Galpin, Dan Gallup
Dan Hockenmeyer of Basis One and Gustav Alströmer of Y Combinator discuss a growth strategy centered on prioritizing a single high-leverage channel and achieving product-market fit before scaling paid acquisition. They argue that early-stage teams must rely on analytical generalists who can model the entire business equation, using retention graphs to test high-impact hypotheses rather than chasing superficial metric tweaks. The discussion highlights critical lessons from Airbnb and Thumbtack, emphasizing that sustainable expansion requires building growth functions in-house, treating referrals as paid marketing with strict ROI calculations, and avoiding structural distractions like premature VP hires or reliance on saturated ad platforms.
- a16z53 min
Marc Andreessen and Chris Dixon
Marc Andreessen, Chris Dixon, Danny Warshay, Dan Galpin, Nick McEwen
A recent discourse at the University of Illinois and other institutions details a strategic pivot from theoretical academic purity to industry-focused entrepreneurship, driven by revised funding models and the removal of "dead end" stigmas. Speakers including Peter Thiel highlighted how this evolution is accelerating innovation in atom-based sectors and enabling computer science to revolutionize biology through real-time biometric monitoring. The discussion also critiqued outdated legislation like the Bayh-Dole Act while advocating for "Sherpa" leadership models where professors sponsor full-time teams of engineers to successfully transition academic concepts into viable commercial entities.
- Y Combinator2h 14m
IPFS, CoinList, and the Filecoin ICO with Juan Benet and Dalton Caldwell
Juan Benet, Dalton Caldwell, Craig Cannon, Dan Galpin, Francesc Campoy, Mark Mandelmann, Mark Blythouse, Mark Mandelbaum, Chris Broadfootnich
Protocol Labs, founded by Juan Bonet, is developing the InterPlanetary File System and its incentivized Layer-2, Filecoin, to transition internet infrastructure from centralized, location-based models to a decentralized, content-addressed network that ensures data sovereignty and censorship resistance. By replacing traditional venture capital with token-based funding models like CoinList, the organization enables long-term open-source research while utilizing Proof of Replication to create a liquid global market for unused storage capacity. This initiative aims to solve systemic inefficiencies in credit assignment and data redundancy, positioning Filecoin as a competitor to major cloud providers while fostering a new economy where protocol contributors are compensated directly through native network value.
- Milken Institute1h 2m
Chess and the Art of War: Strategies That Win, from Grandmaster Magnus Carlsen
Magnus Carlsen, Erik Schatzker, Danny Rensch, DAN GALPIN, Rockwell Shaw, Frank Motek, Yascha Monk, Igor Tuchinsky, Steven Knapp, Toby Post, James Kuffner, Brett Bryan, Noaf Altari, Danny Kane, David Wall, Ari Milken, Bailey Milken, Eric Olives, Mike Tyson
World champion Magnus Carlsen demonstrated his elite cognitive endurance by winning most games in a rapid "sudden death" simul against ten opponents, including WorldQuant CEO Igor Tuchinsky and representatives from major tech and academic institutions. While adhering to a philosophy that prioritizes winning over artistic expression and relies on flexible physical optimization, Carlsen managed the extreme time pressure of ten-minute games by rapidly controlling the center and converting technical endgames. The event highlighted the intense mental strain of simultaneous high-level play, featuring a notable draw against David Wall that resulted from a clerical error where Carlsen mistakenly believed the game had concluded.
- Milken Institute57 min
A Path Appears: A Conversation With Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn
Nicholas Kristof, Sheryl WuDunn, Steve Grove, Nick Kristof, Ashley, Derek McKesson, Dan Galpin, Esther Duflo, Brian Mulaney, Dan Pallotta, Eric Schmidt, Sheryl McCarthy, Nick Orloveyski
Google News Lab director Steve Grove facilitated a discussion with Pulitzer Prize-winning authors Nick Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn regarding their book *A Path Appears* and its accompanying PBS documentary on transforming social vulnerability into opportunity. The speakers advocate for applying business principles and market incentives to poverty alleviation, citing evidence from randomized trials that effective interventions must measure outcomes rather than inputs and leverage corporate strategies to address systemic issues like missing girls and the "word gap." They further highlight the physiological benefits of philanthropy and argue that future social progress depends on a "double bottom line" model where for-profit enterprises and rigorous data measurement replace traditional charity to solve intractable challenges in education, health, and urban violence.