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The fundamentals of the enterprise sales cycle remain unchanged over the decades! Thank you Konstantine Buhler for a very thoughtful reminder of the customer journey and the Leone merchandise cycle from Douglas Leone #ICP #CustomerJourney #EnterpriseAI #EnterpriseSales

We are 5 days away from the Transform application deadline! If you're interested in taking your early stage Data Science and AI startup to the next level, then TRANSFORM Data Science and AI Accelerator might be right for you! Application link: https://lnkd.in/eS-6BSXE // Transform is powered by Deep Tech Ventures at the University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation in partnership with the UChicago Data Science Institute. PLEASE NOTE: No University of Chicago affiliation is required for participation. #data #ai #datascience

I’m excited to introduce DataPelago 🚀, the world’s first Universal Data Processing Engine. DataPelago accelerates any query engine, including open source, on any hardware using any data for GenAI and Lakehouse analytics workloads. Three core drivers are reshaping the data processing industry. (1) The data tsunami continues to grow, with the volume of data in the world doubling every two years and unstructured data accounting for 90% of all new data created. (2) With general-purpose computing not doubling every year as predicted by Moore’s Law, the next step function will be provided by accelerated computing, a combination of domain-specific hardware and refactored software. (3) The rapid advancement of GenAI is accelerating the shift towards data-driven enterprises, imposing new demands on applications to efficiently process and leverage data. DataPelago was conceived to address these irreversible trends. DataPelago's Universal Data Processing Engine is available as an end-to-end solution or in integration with Substrait-based open-source frameworks to turbocharge Spark and Trino with accelerated computing. DataPelago seamlessly integrates into existing data stores and lakehouse platforms, eliminating the need for data migration and avoiding vendor lock-in. It requires no change in application, tools, or workflows to lower the Total Cost of Ownership while providing customers with a disruptive performance advantage. Thank you to our entire team of investors Eclipse, Taiwania Capital, Qualcomm Ventures, Alter Venture Partners, Nautilus Venture Partners, and Silicon Valley Bank, as well as our design partners and early adopters for helping shape the product.  Building a disruptive technology and delivering a product to customers is never an easy journey for any entrepreneur. The world-class team at DataPelago has made it easier and tremendously rewarding for me. Thanks to my co-founder Anand V Iyer, who helped drive early product definition. Thanks to Prasad Rampalli for helping from the early days in engaging with design partners to validate our technology and business thesis. DataPelago is creating a new data processing standard for the accelerated computing era, enabling organizations to extract value from all data.

Fed’s 50 Basis Point Rate Cut: A Game Changer for Enterprise AI startups? 🚀 On September 18, 2024, the Fed surprised markets with a 50 basis point rate cut, bringing rates to 4.75% - 5.00%. The move is aimed at stimulating the economy amidst easing inflation. With CPI inflation finally nearing the 2% target, we believe that this decision is expected to have a profound favorable impact on enterprise AI startups and overall tech investing opportunties. 📉 What This Means: Lower borrowing costs = higher investment dollars for growth sectors = Large corporations investing more in upgrading their tech infratructure = more revenues for innovative Enterprise AI Startups! Positive initial market reaction, with Nasdaq up 2.5% post-announcement. 💡 Key Takeaways: Opportunities in Enterprise AI/SaaS: AI-driven SaaS companies, where innovation drives exponential growth, could see increased customer and investor interest. This rate cut is the beginning on a shift in monetary policy after holding steady and high for almost a year with several more cuts expected to follow. Risks and uncertainties remain, most important being the upcoming US elections and the tax policies of the winning side and how deeply the global economic slow down has already gotten entrenched. Want to know more? Check out our detailed analysis on how this policy shift can shape your investment strategy in 2024 and beyond. Watch the full video here: https://lnkd.in/g4FunuEN Download the report here: https://lnkd.in/g39pMFia #MarketAnalysis #TechInvesting #EnterpriseSaaS #InvestmentStrategy #FedRateCut Let me know your thoughts or questions below

We formally announced our round and acquisition of Fullcast a few quarters ago. My co-founders and I wrote a $9M check. This is fairly unique in a VC round. I wanted to explain why. 1) Co-founder Bala B. was VP of GTM Technology & Operations at Salesforce. He intimately understands the RevOps leaders for whom we are building products. 2) The original founders of Fullcast, Dharmesh and Bala, invested heavily into product development. This is unique as most start-ups spend more on sales and marketing than on R&D. We knew Fullcast was ready for the spotlight. 3) We had made an angel investment in the business a year prior so we had time to study the business before acquiring it. 4) We are excited to build a community for RevOps leaders. We think RevOps leaders are the key to efficient revenue growth. They execute board strategy and should report to leaders who are responsible for the entire business. We want Fullcast to become to RevOps what Salesforce is to sales—the go to. Let's build this community together! Fullcast, The Go-to-Market Cloud founders and executives: Dharmesh S., Bala B., Isaac Westwood, Amy Osmond Cook, Ph.D., Lance Evanson, Timothy Huss, Ryan B., Britt Davies, Aubrey Donnelly, John Lawton

Meet with the secretary of transportation and launch a global marketing campaign with Qatar Airways today! A day of transportation! https://lnkd.in/gqYjfj2C

AKOOL forms an exclusive partnership with Eros Media World PLC to provide leading Gen AI Video technologies to India film production industry and beyond. Looking forward to bringing more happiness to the world with the joint efforts!

Congratulations Aagam Shah It's a joy to see True Blue Partners alumni thrive in their careers!

Congratulations team Observe.AI for again being recognized as an AI leader. Continued Success!