The $9B Startup Going After Snowflake and Databricks

In this episode, we sat down with Renen Hallak, founder and CEO of VAST Data, a $9 billion company that's shaking the foundations of data storage, databases and compute functionality.

Through the conversation, we explore VAST's perspective on AI infrastructure, the process of selling over a billion dollars worth of software, and the technical innovations behind disaggregated, shared-everything architecture.

VAST Data

Website - vastdata.com

Twitter - twitter.com/VAST_Data

Renen Hallak

LinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/renenh

FIRSTMARK

Website - firstmark.com

Twitter - twitter.com/FirstMarkCap

Matt Turck (Managing Director)

LinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/turck

Twitter - twitter.com/mattturck

() Intro
() What is VAST Data?
() The company was started in stealth mode. Why?
() Did VAST get lucky with the gen AI explosion?
() VAST Data founding story
() How does the company work across 2 continents?
() What made you think that you can disrupt the market?
() VAST architecture explained
() Moving from data storage to databases
() What was the hardest thing to build?
() How does VAST work with open source
() A glimpse into the future products
() The world without VAST: how it would've looked like
() Who were VAST's first customers?
() How do hedge funds use VAST?
() VAST's sales strategy
() Renen's transition from technical founder to CEO
() How do you hire great people?
() What was the hardest thing on your journey as a CEO?
() $9B CEO daily routine
() Difference between offices in NY and Israel
() Renen's learnings from sales

The $9B Startup Going After Snowflake and Databricks | Renen Hallak from VAST Data

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