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How Palantir Scaled: Why the Best Software Is Built Backwards

United StatesPublished January 29, 2026

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Palantir is known for building technology used in defense, energy, and other high-stakes operational environments where software has to work in the real world, not just on a roadmap. In this episode, a16z partner Erin Price-Wright sits down with Akshay Krishnaswamy, Chief Architect at Palantir, to explain the company…

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January 29, 2026
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