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Unlock AI Engineering, Venture Capital, & Open Source Innovation | Alessio Fanelli | Glasp Talk #28
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Unlock AI Engineering, Venture Capital, & Open Source Innovation | Alessio Fanelli | Glasp Talk #28

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This is the twenty-eighth session of Glasp Talk!

Glasp Talk delves deep into intimate interviews with luminaries from various fields, unraveling their genuine emotions, experiences, and the stories behind them.

Today's guest is Alessio Fanelli, partner and CTO at Decibel Partners and co-host of the leading AI engineering podcast and newsletter, Latent Space. Alessio has a rich background in software engineering, venture capital, and open-source development, playing an influential role in shaping the AI and engineering landscape. His contributions to both venture capital, with a focus on investing in technical founders, and the broader AI community through open-source projects, highlight his commitment to advancing AI-driven innovation.

In this interview, Alessio discusses his journey from playing with PlayStation in Italy to co-founding Latent Space and becoming a key player in venture capital. He shares insights into how AI and engineering transform the tech industry and advises emerging founders. Topics include Alessio's experiences building venture capital firms, the challenges of scaling AI startups, his take on the evolving role of AI in product development, and the future of AI engineering. Join us as Alessio shares his unique perspective on AI, venture capital, and the importance of open-source contributions in today's rapidly advancing tech ecosystem.


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Highlights

  • Alessio Fanelli shares his journey from coding and building open-source projects to leading venture capital efforts at Decibel Partners, where he focuses on investing in technical founders building impactful products. He emphasizes the importance of focusing on key technical challenges and building unique tools or solutions that go beyond what large language models (LLMs) can achieve alone.

  • He discusses the role of Latent Space, the AI engineering podcast he co-hosts, which focuses on highlighting up-and-coming companies and individuals in AI. Alessio emphasizes the importance of finding guests who haven’t been widely interviewed, offering fresh insights into emerging AI technologies, and avoiding overhyped companies or tools.

  • Alessio talks about the evolving nature of AI and the future of the industry, predicting that AI will shift from being a productivity tool to performing entire tasks autonomously. He also touches on the importance of learning in public, contributing to open-source projects, and encouraging more transparency in venture capital and technical industries.


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