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Ali Ghodsi quote, Jul 16, 2026

Co-founder and CEO, Databricks · Jul 16, 2026 · Statement, Databricks strategic funding round (Databricks press release)

Enterprises are moving from tokenmaxxing to valuemaxxing.

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About this quote
Said by
Ali Ghodsi, Co-founder and CEO, Databricks
Where
Databricks strategic funding round (Databricks press release)
Topics
Economics, Enterprise-AI
Company
Databricks
Source
databricks.com/company/newsroom/press-releases/databricks-raising-strategic-round-funding-188-billion-valuation

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