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VC partner from Code ➡️ Company. Hands-on from Day 0 with the world’s best technical founders building the future of enterprise infrastructure.

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Joined August 2011
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On episode 49 of Generationship, @rachelchalmers speaks with Denise Koessler Gosnell (@DeniseKGosnell) and Kathryn Erickson (@012345) about surviving and thriving in tech. Tune in to learn about their new book, Tech Confidential! https://t.co/1ASqc2mlRZ
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If you're working on building with AI, keep in mind that token input cost is only part of the picture. Context engineering can both reduce input costs and improve outputs. https://t.co/c67YSPWyi5
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On episode 4 of Data Renegades, CL Kao and Dori Wilson join Micah Wylde (@mwylde) for a deep dive into the evolution of modern data systems. Tune in for insights on how AI will reshape data access and why semantic layers will matter more than ever. https://t.co/dCnwCP3btI
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"Cost-conscious founders who overindex on minimizing token costs to save budget may end up with a product that is so laggy, or so inaccurate, or both." 😱
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TOON creator Johann Schopplich explains how better data formatting means better AI token economics, which isn’t the only thing for startup founders to consider.
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Don’t miss episode 3 of Data Renegades! Maxime Beauchemin (@mistercrunch) joins CL and Dori to talk about the origins of two foundational data tools and why AI-powered workflows are reshaping everything. https://t.co/d3N784k28k
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Data journalism, documentation culture, SQL generation, open source, and AI agents—all in one conversation with @simonw. Don’t miss episode 2 of Data Renegades, hosted by CL Kao and Dori Wilson. https://t.co/LhymAMatta
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On episode 27 of @opensourceready, @bdougieYO & @johncodes sit down with Adam Hevenor(@aHev) to discuss the rapidly evolving world of AI model evaluation, experimenting with agents, and why smaller models can sometimes outperform larger ones. Tune in! https://t.co/4mNw6VE82p
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Want to understand the real economics behind AI tools? On episode 26 of @opensourceready, @sqs of @Sourcegraph breaks it down and shares why Amp Free was a high-conviction bet. Tune in! https://t.co/I063sh3bNq
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AI models require strong semantic text management to understand natural-language prompts and return accurate, intelligible responses. It can be compute intensive but it doesn't have to be. WordLlama creator David Lee Miller explains: https://t.co/j8yLF8QBBH
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⚡ New on #Generationship: @rachelchalmers speaks with Denise Koessler Gosnell (@DeniseKGosnell) and Kathryn Erickson (@012345) about their new book, Tech Confidential. Don't miss this empathetic deep dive on burnout, leadership, motivation, and more! https://t.co/leKzmaRr3H
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Is your startup cash-strapped? If you fixate too much on token economics, it may cost you the quality and overall user experience of your product. Enter: data serialization. https://t.co/uwEynquDre
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Check out episode 48 of #Generationship with Sarah Novotny. This installment takes a hard look at AI hype, open source fragility, and why community may be the most important technology we have left. Tune in! https://t.co/vcZK42avfp
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In ep. 4 of Data Renegades, CL and Dori sit down with Micah Wylde (@mwylde) to unpack the real complexity of streaming systems, why schema evolution is still the hardest challenge in data, and where the industry might move over the next five years. https://t.co/Q9czfoK9ZM
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@jschopplich
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Loved doing this interview – thanks for having me!
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Longer queries means incurring higher token costs. But there’s more to building good AI applications than pinching pennies on tokens. TOON (Token-Oriented Object Notation) creator @jschopplich explains: https://t.co/eTuToBugt6
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In this debut episode of Data Renegades, CL Kao and Dori Wilson of Recce dive into the unconventional paths that led them into developer tools, civic tech, and ML systems. A great listen for engineers and data folks. Tune in! https://t.co/xcmkKKq7kW
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On ep. 3 of Data Renegades, CL and Dori join Maxime Beauchemin (@mistercrunch) to discuss #Airflow and #Superset, the challenges of building reusable data pipelines, and the growing importance of open source in a consolidating industry. Tune in! https://t.co/ZHI5dVTjI4
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On episode 48 of #Generationship, @rachelchalmers and Sarah Novotny dig into why AI models fall short of true creativity, how the tech industry drifted into extractive incentives, and what real security and accountability might look like at scale. https://t.co/qkofscUrL8
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On episode 2 of Data Renegades, CL Kao and Dori Wilson join @simonw to explore Django’s accidental beginnings, collaborative data reporting, and the challenges of documentation, data contracts, and pipeline reliability. Tune in! https://t.co/ufqr5nuQuc
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13 days
Longer queries means incurring higher token costs. But there’s more to building good AI applications than pinching pennies on tokens. TOON (Token-Oriented Object Notation) creator @jschopplich explains: https://t.co/eTuToBugt6
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🚨 New podcast: In the debut episode of Data Renegades, hosts CL Kao and Dori Wilson of Recce explore the evolution of software from traditional code to data-driven and LLM-driven systems.Tune in! https://t.co/S3CW1ZnwyT
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