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Ovitz: AI requires modern operators to be generalists unless founding deep tech
“Today, there's no such thing. Today, you have to be a generalist. You have to know a little bit about everything, and then, unless you're a deep scientist, and you're founding Palantir, or Anthropic, or one of these businesses that require extraordinary brain …”
Michael Ovitz Aug 9, 2026 ▶ 15:11 Founder of CAA Michael Ovitz: "I Just Knew I Was Going to Outwork Every One of Them"
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ElevenLabs operates as a no-title organization
“They also were very very much of no title organization, which we carry over at 11 Labs”
Mati Staniszewski Sep 9, 2026 ▶ 33:42 Building One of AI’s Fastest-Growing Companies | Mati Staniszewski, ElevenLabs
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Reil: Europe had no defense tech champions like Anduril or Palantir in 2021
“The US had companies like Andrew and Palantir that were very forward looking defense companies with a big focus on, AI, cheaper hardware, and abundant hardware and the idea of mass manufacturing, but Europe had nothing, and so we felt we have to do this”
Torsten Reil Aug 26, 2026 ▶ 11:17 Building Defense Technologies to Protect Democracies | Torsten Reil, Helsing
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