Kleinerman: AI founders do not need to be in Silicon Valley
Christian Kleinerman · Christian Kleinerman: Do OpenAI and Anthropic Have a Sustaining Moat? Who Wins the AI Wars? | E1063 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings · Sep 22, 2023 · at 42:54
Christian Kleinerman, SVP of Product at Snowflake, responds to Harry Stebbings about whether founders innovating in AI need to be located in Silicon Valley.
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“Absolutely not. Well, there's amazing talent throughout the world. And even though the Valley has something special from the community and the ability to bounce ideas of one another, It's very clear right now. There's a lot of innovation happening elsewhere.”
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