Episode 125: The Next Wave of Developer Platforms, Data Products, and Software Infrastructure with Sakib Dadi

Show Notes(01:40) Sakib shared formative experiences of his upbringing in SoCal and his undergraduate experience at the University of Pennsylvania.(05:24) Sakib recalled his favorite classes at Penn.(07:55) Sakib reflected on his internship experience at Innova Dynamics and Morgan Stanley.(11:04) Sakib reflected on his decision to pursue a career in venture capital at Bessemer Venture Partners.(14:02) Sakib walked through his process of proving value as a new investor.(16:21) Sakib explained his process of forming clear investment theses.(18:35) Sakib talked about his brief year as a product manager at Viagogo before going back to Bessemer.(22:04) Sakib dissected his investments in LaunchDarkly and PagerDuty (in the domain of developer-centric platforms).(24:16) Sakib explained his investments in Coiled, Prefect, and Arcion Labs (in the domain of data infrastructure).(25:59) Sakib walked through his investment in Guild Education and Tribe (in the domain of education and community management).(29:06) Sakib shared advice to portfolio companies in terms of navigating hard decisions and growth strategy.(34:18) Sakib outlined Bessemer's roadmap on data infrastructure - which looks at the wave of startups enabling the next generation of data-driven businesses.(39:57) Sakib brought up the products that help abstract away complexity from data engineering problems.(41:34) Sakib highlighted the tools that power the next generation of data scientists.(43:27) Sakib emphasized the emergence and evolution of metadata management(46:48) Sakib unpacked the evolution of ML infrastructure.(49:28) Sakib examined the key trends and opportunities that will define the next wave of BI and data analytics software.(52:56) Sakib shared his investment perspectives on climate change and student builders.(55:29) Closing segment.Sakib's Contact InfoProfile PageLinkedInTwitterMentioned ContentPeopleSarah Catanzaro (General Partner of Amplify Partners)Ed Sim (Founder of Boldstart Ventures)Mike Speiser (Managing Partner of Sutter Hill Ventures)Book"The Idea Factory" (by Jon Gertner)Notes

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