Stephen Cohen
Palantir
Palantir
Stephen Cohen currently serves as Executive Vice President, and sits on the board of Palantir Technologies, a private company in Palo Alto, CA that develops software analysis products used by governments and financial organizations around the world.
Prior to joining Palantir, Stephen worked at Clarium Capital Management. Stephen graduated with a BS in Computer Science from Stanford University. His primary interest is creating leverage on real-world problems through Natural Language Processing, Linguistics, and Machine Learning inspired techniques.
Related Links: http://www.palantir.com/
Last Updated: Fri, Feb 8, 2013
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| Category | Title | Author/Speaker | Organization | Length | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Video | Brilliant People are Not Enough | Stephen Cohen | Palantir | 01:27 | 02/2013 |
| Video | The Relationship of Man and Machine | Stephen Cohen | Palantir | 02:34 | 02/2013 |
| Video | The Joy of Hacking Products | Stephen Cohen | Palantir | 03:38 | 02/2013 |
| Video | Qualitative in Contrast to Quantitative | Stephen Cohen | Palantir | 03:54 | 02/2013 |
| Video | The Path to Palantir [Entire Talk] | Stephen Cohen | Palantir | 44:41 | 02/2013 |
| Podcast | The Path to Palantir | Stephen Cohen | Palantir | 47:19 | 02/2013 |
"I don't think a people first strategy in isolation ever really works," contends Stephen Cohen, co-founder of Palantir Technologies. Cohen explains why just seeking out brilliant people is not enough, and why entrepreneurs need to surround themselves with passionate individuals who know how to get things done.
"There are lots that computers cannot do," says Stephen Cohen, co-founder of Palantir Technologies. According to Cohen, when computer scientists appreciate the importance of this idea, it opens up a series of fascinating questions and challenges around the future relationship between man and machine.
Palantir Co-Founder Stephen Cohen shares the experiential learning approach he adopted during his time at Stanford, which included a heavy dose of hacking products. Cohen also describes how market realities can shape the promise of even the best ideas.
Palantir Co-Founder Stephen Cohen articulates how to approach a deeper understanding between knowledge and data that is quantitative versus qualitative in nature. Recognizing the depth and subtlety of the qualitative domain, in contrast to what is precisely definable, says Cohen, provides scientists and entrepreneurs with a new and valuable perspective on solving problems.
Stephen Cohen reflects on his journey from Stanford computer science student to co-founding and building Palantir Technologies. Cohen extolls the joys of hacking projects in school, shares thoughts on the future relationship between man and machine, and shares stories from the colorful early history of Palantir.
Stephen Cohen reflects on his journey from Stanford computer science student to co-founding and building Palantir Technologies. Cohen extolls the joys of hacking projects in school, shares thoughts on the future relationship between man and machine, and shares stories from the colorful early history of Palantir.