Coral Garnick
AI Compute Scarcity Drives Price Surges and Limits Growth Amid Resource Constraints Through 2028
The article discusses the current scarcity in AI computing resources, such as GPU clusters and memory, leading to rising costs and operational constraints. It warns that although companies benefiting from this scarcity are thriving now, history shows these resource bottlenecks eventually break, reshaping the industry landscape.
Seattle Tech Week 2024 Draws ~75 Events, Organizers Thank JP Morgan, Ascend, Google Cloud and Sarah Studer
Seattle Tech Week 2024 featured about 75 events that brought together founders, investors, and startups, showcasing Seattle as a vibrant tech hub. Organizers thanked hosts, sponsors (including JP Morgan, Ascend, Google Cloud), community builder Sarah Studer, and noted the program expanded from last year with spillover weekend activities and large community turnout.
Madrona Leads Series Seed in Codified to Deliver AI-Powered Policy-Driven Data Governance
Madrona led a Series Seed investment in Codified, an AI-powered, policy-driven data governance platform founded by Yatharth Gupta, aiming to provide seamless, secure, least-privilege access to data amid rising privacy and security concerns.
MotherDuck’s Jordan Tigani and DuckDB’s Hannes Mühleisen describe partnering to commercialize DuckDB into MotherDuck
This article presents a conversation with DuckDB creator Hannes Mühleisen and MotherDuck founder Jordan Tigani about their partnership that commercializes the DuckDB open-source project into a serverless analytics company, MotherDuck. It traces their meeting, collaboration strategy, and how they balance building a scalable business while supporting the open-source community.
Madrona’s Aseem Datar and Sabrina Wu Interview UW Robotics Professor Sidd Srinivasa on Trends and Founder Opportunities
Madrona investors Aseem Datar and Sabrina Wu interview UW Professor Sidd Srinivasa about technological and sociological trends driving robotics innovation, opportunities for founders, and why now is a pivotal time for the field.
Qumulo CEO Bill Richter Discusses Microsoft Azure Partnership and Enterprise Collaboration on Madrona’s Founded and Funded
Madrona partners Matt McIlwain and Aseem Datar interview Qumulo CEO Bill Richter about building meaningful enterprise partnerships, including Qumulo’s recent launch of Qumulo on Azure as a Service with Microsoft. The episode explores why startups partner with large enterprises, how those partnerships create mutual value, and practical advice for making them work.
Founded and Funded Episode 2: Amperity CEO Kabir Shahani on Building Culture, Values and Management Lessons
The Founded and Funded podcast interviews Amperity founder and CEO Kabir Shahani about building company culture and values since the company's 2017 launch, including a practical one-hour exercise Shannon Anderson shares for founding teams to create core values. The episode also discusses Amperity's client work, a company-only book that inspired the podcast, and lessons Shahani learned about management and entrepreneurship.
