Sankar: Corporate heretics need operational space and executive protection to succeed
Shyam Sankar · Palantir CTO: We Need More Heretics · Joe Lonsdale · May 8, 2026 · at 27:38
Palantir CTO Shyam Sankar explains why bureaucratic organizations stifle innovation without explicit protection from top leaders.
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“Heretics require two, two things. The space for their heresy to exist, and a little bit, a modicum of protection from the top to enable that to happen right here.”
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