Delta Podcast

Dan Fu is currently a distinguished research scientist at Together AI and an incoming assistant professor at UCSD. He graduated with his PhD at Stanford, advised by Chris Ré and Kayvon Fatahalian. If you'd like to reach out, please email him at danfu@ucsd.edu. ​​Delta Institute (deltainstitutes.org) is the most talent-dense community of engineers and researchers in the world. They’ve hosted events across the Bay Area, including both Stanford and Berkeley. Past event co-hosts include partners at Sequoia and Andreessen Horowitz, and one of the first ten employees at Cursor. Delta Institute also hosts the Delta Podcast, a series of video interviews with top researchers/engineers in order to help share their experiences and reach a broader international audience.

Tianqi is an assistant professor at CMU in the CS and ML departments, and a distinguished engineer at NVIDIA. Before being at NVIDIA, he was the chief technologist at OctoAI, which was acquired by NVIDIA. If you'd like to reach out, please email him at tqchen@cmu.edu.​​Delta Institute (deltainstitutes.org) is the most talent-dense community of engineers and researchers in the world. They’ve hosted events across the Bay Area, including both Stanford and Berkeley. Past event co-hosts include partners at Sequoia and Andreessen Horowitz, and one of the first ten employees at Cursor. Delta Institute also hosts the Delta Podcast, a series of video interviews with top researchers/engineers in order to help share their experiences and reach a broader international audience.

Graham is the Chief Scientist at All Hands AI (all-hands.dev), where he works on creating the most effective open-source agents for developers. He's also an associate professor at CMU's School of Computer Science, where he works on NLP research within the Language Technologies Institute. If you'd like to reach out, please email him at gneubig@cs.cmu.edu.​​Delta Institute (deltainstitutes.org) is the most talent-dense community of engineers and researchers in the world. They’ve hosted events across the Bay Area, including both Stanford and Berkeley. Past event co-hosts include partners at Sequoia and Andreessen Horowitz, and one of the first ten employees at Cursor. Delta Institute also hosts the Delta Podcast, a series of video interviews with top researchers/engineers in order to help share their experiences and reach a broader international audience.

Stephanie Zhan, a General Partner at Sequoia Capital, focuses on AI infrastructure, apps, and robotics, drawing from her rich background in computer science and venture capital. She explores the evolution of AI technologies and shares insights on scaling startups like Skilled AI, emphasizing the importance of team dynamics and market strategies. Stephanie also underscores the significance of real-world data in AI development and offers invaluable advice for researchers and founders looking to succeed in the tech landscape.

Rak Garg, a partner at Bain Capital Ventures and a former product manager with expertise in machine learning and cybersecurity, shares his journey into venture capital. He discusses the pivotal role of Docker in AI infrastructure and the 'services-to-software' investment thesis behind Unstructured and Decagon. Rak offers insights on how AI is reshaping security automation and emphasizes the importance of market risk analysis for engineers. His advice for founders includes understanding industry readiness for AI adoption and networking with investors.