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Leaving $1.5B Startup Behind for AI's Next Wave | Neon, Nikita Shamgunov | EO

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Leaving $1.5B Startup Behind for AI's Next Wave | Neon, Nikita Shamgunov Nikita Shamgunov is CoFounder and CEO of Neon, a serverless Postgres platform revolutionizing database infrastructure. From founding SingleStore, a company that reached $1.5B in valuation, to establishing Neon with a fresh approach to growth, Nikita's journey demonstrates the power of embracing new challenges. He shares invaluable insights on navigating rapidly evolving technologies like AI and what it takes to stay adaptable in today's fastpaced tech landscape. This interview series is sponsored by .tech Domainsthe very domain the startups featured in the series build their websites on. Building on a .tech is a strategic choice for many tech startups building innovationsas it crisply communicates the company’s techdriven nature. Learn more about .Tech Domains : 👉 https://go.tech/v5 00:00 Intro 01:20 1. Left $1.5B, Start Again 03:02 2. Don't Launch Yet, Show Them First 05:03 3. Kill Your Original Plan 07:10 4. The Only Way Out is Up EO stands for Entrepreneurship & Opportunities. As we're looking to feature more inspiring stories of entrepreneurs all over the world, don't hesitate to contact us at [email protected] Twitter | @EO__Global LinkedIn | @EO STUDIO Instagram | @eostudio.official Subtitles for this video were created using [XL8.ai](http://xl8.ai/) machine translation. EO stands for Entrepreneurship & Opportunities. Follow the podcast & turn on notifications for new episodes. EO Socials: Twitter twitter.com/eostudi0 LinkedIn linkedin.com/company/eostudio Official Website eostudio.io EO School welcome.eostudio.io Disclaimer: This fanmade podcast is not affiliated with or endorsed by EO. All content rights and trademarks belong to EO. If you represent EO and have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to get in touch. ------------------------- ---- Keywords: business building, business strategy, entrepreneur mindset, startup journey, entrepreneur interviews, entrepreneurship, startup ecosystem, ai startups Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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