Pat Grady
@gradypb
Sequoia partner, BC alum, Wyoming native
Saturday was my 15 year anniversary @sequoia... one of the things I love about Sequoia is getting to learn new things from amazing people, so here are 15 lessons from 15 people over 15 years... hope you enjoy!
This tweet expresses a personal view. I’m not very vocal on twitter and I’m sure this tweet will piss people off… but if you’re looking for drama, this is probably not it. This will be very disappointing to people with extreme views of any kind - and that’s sort of the…
ElevenLabs CEO Mati Staniszewski says we may pass the Turing Test for AI speech this year. Soon after, you'll speak any language, in your own voice, tone, and emotion, and be understood. Maybe it comes through Neuralink. Like the Babel Fish in Hitchhiker's Guide. But real. The…
eleven labs is the coolest audio research lab, building the models behind the current stampede of voice ai startups. today on training data, a rare peek behind the curtains with @gradypb and @matistanis of @elevenlabsio! cc @andrew__reed @JenniferHli
focus, focus, focus... @elevenlabsio could have been roadkill for foundation models, but instead they're one of the fastest-growing AI companies on the planet thanks to staying laser-focused on audio @matistanis discusses specialization as a strategy, their viral moments,…
hello nyc! excited to host ai ascent nyc edition with @gradypb @sequoia this wednesday… DM us for an invite!
"Member of the technical staff" is the hottest job title in SF right now. What's behind the name? @OpenAI chose this title deliberately to blow up the previous industry dichotomy between researchers and engineers. The best researchers in AI right now aren't academics in a pure…
We couldn’t be more excited to welcome @privy_io to Stripe! Privy builds wallet infrastructure to manage crypto assets. They’ll be operating as an independent team, fully focused on serving their core customers. Together, we can help developers increase the rate of crypto…
:b so @shaunmmaguire @josephinekchen -- thank you for pushing us from day 1
Stripe x Privy acquisition is a great reminder of 5 things. 1) @henri_stern and team are relentless with product, there will always be a massive opportunity for founders and teams who build 10x products 2) Privy launched in mid 2021, you're still early 3) Privy launched as a…
We are entering a new era of hardware engineering defined by faster cycles, continuous iteration, and rapid production - but there isn't a modern, hardware-specific tech stack for it. @CameronLMcCord, @jrshoch, @brycestrauss and @Nominal_io are changing that and building a…
Congratulations @henri_stern, @asta_li, @segall_max, and the entire @privy_io team!! Working with the Privy team alongside @shaunmmaguire from the very beginning has been an absolute dream. Crypto adoption in the real world has exploded, particularly in storing and moving…
Introducing Amplitude AI Agents Today, we're delivering the first AI Agents in the data space to do anything meaningful beyond code and SQL generation. They automate Product Management, and they turn Amplitude into a team of experts you lead instead of a tool you use. Our AI…
what’s truly amazing about this ridiculously brilliant post is that it was created - from concept to publication - in about three hours, while procrastinating on “real” work… and that is the product of a beautiful mind that works the way the very best founders work, inspired and…
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How do we measure AI fluency at Zapier? Here are some role-by-role examples 🧵
We’re setting a new standard at Zapier. 100% of new hires must be fluent in AI.
"taste isn't the opposite of speed—it's what makes speed sustainable"
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Today on Training Data, we sat down with the product leads behind Google's latest AI experiments: - @jacalulu (Project Mariner) on computer agents - @tokumin (NotebookLM) on personalized intelligence - Thomas Iljic (Whisk, Flow, Veo) on the future of creativity
Thomas Iljic talks about Whisk & Flow: AI creativity tools that let you "show and tell" instead of just prompt. Whisk = consumer visual remixing. Flow = generative AI camera. The future? Interactive content where movies meet games. Creation is iterative, not push-button!
@tokumin told us how NotebookLM has evolved from turning docs into viral AI podcasts to offering a full workspace for long-term projects. This isn't just a podcast killer—it's pioneering "content for an audience of one."
@jacalulu gave us the latest on Project Mariner: an AI agent that controls your browser to complete tasks while you focus on other work. It can handle 10 tasks at once, remembers complex URLs, runs in background VMs. From "cool but give me my browser back" to true productivity.