Peter Buckingham leads the software organization at SambaNova Systems. SambaNova produces accelerated solutions for AI.
In this episode, expect to learn why Peter moved to Silicon Valley, how he managed to get his first job, why he’s now involved in building AI chips, what the future of AI looks like, the tug-of-war between open and closed source AI, the path towards technology leadership, how to hire strong engineers and much more…
#ai #agi #leadership
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TIMESTAMPS:
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00:00:00 Coming up
00:01:28 Peter's start in Silicon Valley
00:06:43 Job hunting in the Valley
00:13:09 How Silicon Valley has changed over 20 years
00:20:19 SambaNova
00:27:17 Going against NVIDIA
00:32:55 AI ecosystem
00:36:33 Doubling down on Gen AI
00:40:24 Open source vs. Closed source AI
00:46:09 Startups vs Scale-ups
00:56:42 Becoming a leader
01:03:31 Hiring great engineers
01:07:16 Recommended books/podcasts
01:11:34 Mental Models
01:13:41 Daily Routine
01:16:39 Connecting with Peter
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GUEST:
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Peter’s LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/fifors
Peter’s Twitter: @pmb232
Fave Books:
- The Hard Thing About Hard Things, Ben Horowitz
- High Output Management, Andy Grove
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