marcff retweeted
2 Sep 2025
.@marcff, CEO of @Chalk, on why the cost of AI models haven’t dropped more.
“Even as chips get more powerful, workloads are scaling even faster. So that means more parameters, larger context windows, larger models. And so they're kind of outpacing.”
"Costs don't fall just because models improve. Costs fall when you get more efficient at what you're doing and when you learn how to use infra[structure] in the right way."
Watch the full episode on bit.ly/4mN9I7c
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marcff retweeted
21 Aug 2025
@chalk redefines Speed: Real-Time Data in Under 100ms ⚡📊
.@Alex talks with Chalk's @marcff about why “speed is a feature” for every app, not just Google.
• Traditional flow: pre-process → batch jobs → feature store cache → app. Fast, but stale.
• Chalk: pull data directly from the source at inference time — super fresh, with real-time computation in 100ms or less.
• Nearly every pilot converts to a customer — it changes how teams think about app architecture.
• Chalk is hiring engineers sales roles in SF & NYC.
Learn more: chalk.ai#AI #Data #MachineLearning #Startups #TechNews #ThisWeekInStartups
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I'm thrilled to share -- it's a big day for @chalk ! It's been incredible to be on this journey with @Derander, @marx_elliot and our team.
A huge thank you to @htaneja, @jvrionis, and @patrickchung for betting on us and helping us get to this milestone
chalk.ai/blog/announcing-cha…
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Magic mushroom (psilocybin) assisted therapy company goes public. Congratulations to the incredible @C_Angermayer !!
bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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A great history of Sears, and retail generally. nytimes.com/2018/10/15/opini…
Exciting day — Stripe Terminal launched! (powered by @index) @jonathantwall
Stripe built a payments powerhouse by focusing on e-commerce. Now it’s following its customers into bricks and mortar. @DelRey: recode.net/2018/9/17/1785573…
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marcff retweeted
21 Aug 2018
If you are successful, it’s almost always because some people went out of their way to help you. You have a moral obligation to pay it forward.
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Excited to introduce 1-Second EMV for retailers! Great catching up with @karenmpd @pymnts to share details pymnts.com/news/emv/2017/ind…
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No more waiting to pay! x.com/index/status/761005223…
Visa & Index speed up chip card payments at New Leaf Community Markets (@visa security blog) vi.sa/2amFV0D
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It's official! We're extremely grateful. x.com/index/status/748563368…
Excited to secure $19M Series B from @gcvp & #Datalogix founder Rob Gierkink - thrilled to further expand our team! prn.to/29817MC
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marcff retweeted
30 Jun 2016
Google Wallet vets get $19M more for Index, which helps offline retailers be more like online ones tcrn.ch/295r5Lz by @ingridlunden
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Excited to announce our solution for @americanapparel to elevate & personalize the in-store experience! prn.to/1L69gh4 #ApplePay
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The silver lining of recent data breaches? Better #security AND in-store experience via @ChainStoreAge bit.ly/1PiE6Cu #retail #tech
Apple Pay has amazing potential, but does it have enough "content" for consumers? @index weighs in via @venturebeat venturebeat.com/2014/10/27/a…
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Will Apple Pay succeed? Index's CEO Marc Freed-Finnegan says data will drive the value on @WSJLive wsj.com/video/how-does-googl…
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Hear what Marc Freed-Finnegan, former Google Wallet lead, has to say about Apple Pay at 9:35 am PT on The Hays Advantage on @BloombergRadio
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Mon at 3:30 at the Four Seasons "Personalizing the Brick & Mortar Shopping Experience" wth Marc Freed-Finnegan ow.ly/uqrtC @index
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Hear Marc's thoughts on how brick & mortar retailers can compete with Amazon:bloomberg.com/video/how-to-k…
Thanks @BettyInTheLoop and @BloombergTV!
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