#036: Peter Buckingham (SambaNova) - Building our own AI chips, Going up against NVIDIA, the Future of AI, Silicon Valley, and Leadership

Peter Buckingham leads the software organization at SambaNova Systems. SambaNova produces accelerated solutions for AI.

In this episode, expect to learn why Peter moved to Silicon Valley, how he managed to get his first job, why he’s now involved in building AI chips, what the future of AI looks like, the tug-of-war between open and closed source AI, the path towards technology leadership, how to hire strong engineers and much more…

#ai #agi #leadership

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TIMESTAMPS:

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00:00:00 Coming up

00:01:28 Peter's start in Silicon Valley

00:06:43 Job hunting in the Valley

00:13:09 How Silicon Valley has changed over 20 years

00:20:19 SambaNova

00:27:17 Going against NVIDIA

00:32:55 AI ecosystem

00:36:33 Doubling down on Gen AI

00:40:24 Open source vs. Closed source AI

00:46:09 Startups vs Scale-ups

00:56:42 Becoming a leader

01:03:31 Hiring great engineers

01:07:16 Recommended books/podcasts

01:11:34 Mental Models

01:13:41 Daily Routine

01:16:39 Connecting with Peter

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GUEST:

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Peter’s LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/fifors

Peter’s Twitter: @pmb232

Fave Books:

- The Hard Thing About Hard Things, Ben Horowitz

- High Output Management, Andy Grove

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I'm an engineer, founder, and investor. I've worked across Silicon Valley with hundreds of founders and early-stage companies. Over the years, I've had the opportunity to work alongside amazing founders and entrepreneurs. This channel is to help support the next generation of leaders.

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