Enterprise sales

Building AI Agents for Everyone

Building AI Agents for Everyone

Gumloop co-founders Max Brodeur-Urbas and Rahul Behal discuss how a visual workflow builder evolved into an enterprise agent platform, what they learned from more than 1,100 customer calls, how a power user at Instacart opened the door to enterprise sales, and why the people who understand a task should be the ones automating it. The conversation covers enterprise requirements, pricing transparency, model neutrality, and the IT-led buying dynamics that shape adoption.

Databricks’ Ali Ghodsi Never Wanted to Be CEO. Now He’s Among the Best

Databricks’ Ali Ghodsi Never Wanted to Be CEO. Now He’s Among the Best

Ali Ghodsi, CEO of Databricks, shares his unconventional rise to leadership, his unique CEO playbook centered on extreme focus on bottlenecks, and how he built Databricks' commercial engine. He details the strategy against Snowflake, the controversial creation of the Lakehouse category, and his views on conflict-averse leadership. Ghodsi also discusses AI's impact on enterprise and organizational design, offering insights from his personal coding experience and operating system.

Inside Cursor: The Anatomy of a Generational Startup

Inside Cursor: The Anatomy of a Generational Startup

A deep dive into Cursor's journey, highlighting their contrarian bets on the human-AI interface over foundation models, their decision to fork VS Code, and their unwavering resilience against tech giants. The discussion covers their rapid product evolution, innovative hiring strategies, and a unique culture of craftsmanship and disciplined focus that enabled them to thrive in the competitive AI coding market.