New from me: Meet the Palantir Pack.
It's not just a byproduct of the PayPal Mafia. Palantir alumni have formed their own network by following the Palantir playbook of going after big problems, putting in the hard work and adding highly technical talent
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To become a mafia, there's a few essential ingredients:
- Several highly-valued startups/public cos
- A network of funders (like
@PalumniVc
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- A distinct culture and playbook
- Shared adversity and challenges
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"It's really hard for companies like Google to have these sorts of mafias because everything is just too good. ... So you don't build that sort of resilience that's required to go and become really high-caliber founders."
@traestephens
told me.
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The Palantir Pack has followed a similar playbook: Hire the best engineers, go after audacious ideas and do the unscalable things needed.
The one thing they don't want to company is the trademark secrecy of Palantir, opting more for transparency in the new generation.
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If you think they're just building the next data analytics tool (like I presumed), you'd be surprised at how wide-ranging the startups they are building. There's NFT market OpenSea to Partiful, the Eventbrite of GenZ. By one count, there's over 170 startups with Palantir ties.
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The Palantir alumni are an emerging force in the startup world. Here's my deep dive into some of the companies and players + some interesting early Palantir anecdotes:
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And if you prefer the TLDR version, make sure you're signed up for Pipeline:
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@bizcarson
The best article I read in a while, amazing job Biz.
Great to see how your article supports the idea I shared that $PLTR should be considered an Enterprise Network.
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@bizcarson
More big news from the Palantir Pack today!
Next year, I'll be going back to Y Combinator as President and CEO.
It's a one in ten billion lifetimes kind of opportunity— YC gave me my start, and I'm deeply grateful to the community.
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@bizcarson
Palantir Pack sounds so old. It makes me think of the Rat Pack. I propose naming them "The Palantir Posse."
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