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SUMMARY:How to Build a $100B Company\, Brick by Brick
DESCRIPTION:Join Reynold Xin (EngSci 0T9)\, co-founder of Databricks\, a San Francisco-based data and AI infrastructure startup valued at over $130B and one of the fastest growing tech startups in history. Reynold is a proud U of T alumnus (BASc in Engineering Science) who will share his story of a founding team that turned a research project into a business with a global footprint\, over 8\,000 employees and thousands of enterprise customers. \nThis signature event celebrating Toronto Tech Week will discuss: \n\nOrigin story of the company and advice for young founders\nTrends\, opportunities\, and threats in the field of big data and artificial intelligence\nWhat Canadian business leaders\, innovators\, investors\, and government need to do to compete\nLessons learned from a life spent in Silicon Valley\nHow to effectively commercialize research and what has changed since 2013 when Databricks was founded\n\nRegister to attend in-person or online.\n 
URL:https://engsci.utoronto.ca/event/how-to-build-a-100b-company-brick-by-brick/
LOCATION:Convocation Hall\, 31 King's College Circle\, Toronto\, ON\, M5S 1A1\, Canada
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