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AI Enterprise - Databricks & Glean | BG2 Guest Interview
· 45 min
Episode AI Enterprise - Databricks & Glean | BG2 Guest Interview
In this BG2 guest interview, Altimeter partner Apoorv Agrawal sits down with Ali Ghodsi (Databricks) and Arvind Jain (Glean) for a candid, operator-level discussion on what’s actually working in enterprise AI—and what isn’t.
They unpack why 95% of AI projects fail, why LLMs are rapidly commoditizing, and why durable advantage is shifting to proprietary data, agentic systems, and workflow integration. The conversation dives deep into real-world use cases across finance, healthcare, and retail; the debate over whether we already have AGI; and how AI spend, CapEx, and valuation bubbles will realistically play out. A must-watch for builder, and investors navigating the AI transition inside real organizations.
Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro
(01:00) Consumer AI vs. Enterprise Reality
(02:15) Why 95% of AI Projects Fail
(04:15) RBC, Merck, and 7-Eleven Use Cases
(06:45) What Actually Makes AI Work
(07:00) LLMs Are Commodities—Data Is the Moat
(08:45) Failed AI Bets at Databricks & Glean
(11:00) RPA vs. Generative AI
(14:15) Advice for CIOs Planning AI Budgets
(16:00) AI CapEx and the Revenue Math
(18:00) The Three Camps of AI
(21:00) Making AI Useful Inside Enterprises
(24:30) Why Apps Capture the Value
(30:00) The Future of UI, Voice, and Data Entry
(37:30) Rapid Fire: Winners, Bubbles, Long/Short
Produced by Dan Shevchuk
Music by Yung Spielberg
Available on Apple, Spotify, www.bg2pod.com
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