Palantir Calls Out AI Labs as Q2 Soars 93%

Episode notes

In today's Cloud Wars Minute, I look at why Palantir's AI strategy is resonating with customers and disrupting the software industry's established order. Highlights 00:03 - Well, we had a fascinating earnings report and earnings call with Palantir recently. A couple of things happened. Its growth rate soared. It almost doubled its growth in Q2, up 93% to over $1.8 billion. 00:19 - But intriguingly, the story behind this growth now is one that CEO Alex Karp is doubling down on, and that is to cut directly against the grain of how traditionally the software industry has worked. He feels that there's too much power being consolidated among the tech vendors, particularly now the AI labs and the AI model companies. 00:55 - Now, is there a direct correlation between the 93% growth rate and this refreshing, new, different customer-oriented approach from Palantir? I think there is. Whether you think Karp's antagonism toward the entrenched order is overblown or not, you've got to look at the financial results. Palantir is outperforming every major tech vendor on Earth.

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