A couple of weeks ago, six of us from Palantir (five engineers and one director of business development) headed up to Seattle to host a series of unique events. We invited all of our friends, former colleagues, and schoolmates who reside in Seattle to come see what we were working on and hear about Palantir’s vision for changing the way that people relate to data. It was an exciting trip for us as it was the first public presentation of our software to a technical audience and showcased all the work that we’ve been doing.

The trip ended up being a lot of fun. We rented out facilities at the fantastic Hotel 1000, where we were served dinner and showed our guests a presentation on Palantir. After a question-and-answer session and dessert, we adjourned to Marcus’ Martini Heaven for drinks and further discussion.

People were impressed. For those of us on the trip, all the positive feedback was wonderful to hear. We’ve been working hard on these products for over a year, and it’s great validation to share your work with your peers and have it warmly received.

Hit the link for some pictures from the trip.
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