Bret Taylor

Well, first, why did I fundraise? I really believe in the importance of boards and having stakeholders and the accountability of having a board and investors and employees. And I want the employees coming to Sierra to know that Clay and I aren't doing this as a side hustle. We want to build a generational company. And then similarly, I really value the advice I've

Well, first, why did I fundraise? I really believe in the importance of boards and having stakeholders and the accountability of having a board and investors and employees. And I want the employees coming to Sierra to know that Clay and I aren't doing this as a side hustle. We want to build a generational company. And then similarly, I really value the advice I've

Well, first, why did I fundraise? I really believe in the importance of boards and having stakeholders and the accountability of having a board and investors and employees. And I want the employees coming to Sierra to know that Clay and I aren't doing this as a side hustle. We want to build a generational company. And then similarly, I really value the advice I've

been a board member as well as an executive. And I really value the strategic advice I got. So when we started the company, I just called Peter Fenton, who I've worked with twice before. He's the only person I talked to. And that was our first board member. And with our subsequent round, similarly- How long was that conversation?

been a board member as well as an executive. And I really value the strategic advice I got. So when we started the company, I just called Peter Fenton, who I've worked with twice before. He's the only person I talked to. And that was our first board member. And with our subsequent round, similarly- How long was that conversation?

been a board member as well as an executive. And I really value the strategic advice I got. So when we started the company, I just called Peter Fenton, who I've worked with twice before. He's the only person I talked to. And that was our first board member. And with our subsequent round, similarly- How long was that conversation?

Yeah, I don't want to disclose private details, but Peter and I have worked together a lot before. It probably could have been even shorter than it was, but I'm not there to, I want to talk to Peter about what we're doing and why and get his advice. So it was the right conversation because I wasn't there in a transactional capacity.

Yeah, I don't want to disclose private details, but Peter and I have worked together a lot before. It probably could have been even shorter than it was, but I'm not there to, I want to talk to Peter about what we're doing and why and get his advice. So it was the right conversation because I wasn't there in a transactional capacity.

Yeah, I don't want to disclose private details, but Peter and I have worked together a lot before. It probably could have been even shorter than it was, but I'm not there to, I want to talk to Peter about what we're doing and why and get his advice. So it was the right conversation because I wasn't there in a transactional capacity.

And I think that the best relationship between investors and entrepreneurs is one where you really like They're your first phone call on a strategic issue. And thankfully, I've known Peter for almost 20 years. So it was pretty clear to me, like the first person I was going to call.

And I think that the best relationship between investors and entrepreneurs is one where you really like They're your first phone call on a strategic issue. And thankfully, I've known Peter for almost 20 years. So it was pretty clear to me, like the first person I was going to call.

And I think that the best relationship between investors and entrepreneurs is one where you really like They're your first phone call on a strategic issue. And thankfully, I've known Peter for almost 20 years. So it was pretty clear to me, like the first person I was going to call.

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how quickly the cost of AI will go down, largely thanks to the emergence of distillation and open source models like LAMA.

how quickly the cost of AI will go down, largely thanks to the emergence of distillation and open source models like LAMA.

how quickly the cost of AI will go down, largely thanks to the emergence of distillation and open source models like LAMA.

The focus on hardware and models and not enough focus on the applications of AI. I think many of the defining companies in AI will be delivering consumer and business solutions that happen to be powered by AI, not just the models themselves.

The focus on hardware and models and not enough focus on the applications of AI. I think many of the defining companies in AI will be delivering consumer and business solutions that happen to be powered by AI, not just the models themselves.