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Jun 10
Everyone is building AI, but who the heck is watching it?
That question led Krishna Gade to start Fiddler AI.
On the latest episode of the Pumpcast, we discuss why AI needs checks and balances, the challenges enterprises face as AI adoption accelerates, and what a future with millions of AI agents might look like.
Full episode in the comments.
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Jun 8
The most dangerous phrase in Silicon Valley is: "It's just a friendly game."
A lot has changed at Pump over the years. Our love of Catan hasn't.
We've had some very competitive games. Questionable trades. And more than a few grudges that still haven't been settled.
As we've grown, we've talked about bringing one of our favorite traditions to the broader Bay Area community.
So we're hosting a Catan night for founders, engineering leaders, and operators.
June 17th 7-9pm
Link Below
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Jun 8
The best things in life are free! Here are some of our favorites:
• Open-source software
• Advice from founders who've already made the mistakes
• A hug from your mom
• A good book
• A walk on the beach
• Most importantly, Pump.co
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Jun 4
Your cloud bill isn't the only infrastructure cost growing.
Developer spend now lives across dozens of tools, each with its own dashboard, billing page, and owner.
Pump brings all of that spend into a single view, so you can see where your budget is going without jumping between tabs.
One dashboard. Complete visibility.
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Jun 2
Constraints breed creativity.
We had an amazing conversation with Serguei Balanovich, Co-Founder of @upsolveAI (YC W24) on the Pumpcast.
Before starting Upsolve, Serguei spent years at Palantir building products alongside customers and helping scale initiatives from idea to core product. One lesson he carried with him: sometimes the best thing you can do is limit your options.
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May 27
Chris Balestras from Crew (fka vibescaling) joins us on the Pumpcast.
We get into why the best operators move fast, how startups should think about hiring and GTM, and why in-person events still matter more than ever.
Also a great conversation on recruiting, agentic workflows, founder-led growth, and what separates the best startup teams from everyone else.
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May 18
Matcha is expensive. Cloud infrastructure is too.
If you’re paying for premium resources, you want to make sure you’re getting the most out of them.
Pump helps companies reduce unnecessary cloud spending and get more value from their infrastructure budget.
So more of that budget can go toward the things that matter. Like matcha!
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Pump (YC S22) retweeted
May 15
Happy Friday from @spndn07 @LiamFahrion and the rest of the pump Berkeley boys
Just got some fire hats
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May 14
Great night hosting dinner with the @rhobusiness team last night!
One of the best parts of building in the startup ecosystem is getting to work alongside teams like Rho. Always a great time getting everyone together for good food, strong conversations, and talking shop with people who care deeply about what they’re building.
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May 14
Michelle Lim, founder and CEO of Flint AI, joins the Pumpcast to talk about building the future of AI-powered marketing.
She shares how Flint helps companies turn ad traffic into conversions with personalized landing pages, why she believes autonomous marketing is coming faster than people think, and how AI agents are changing the way marketing teams operate.
open.spotify.com/episode/1ct…
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May 13
The fastest way to build a product people love? Let your customers build it with you.
One of the most important things you can do when scaling a company is to take customer feedback seriously. Not just collect it. Actually build it.
At Pump, this has shaped some of the most impactful parts of our product.
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May 12
If you’re at @saastr , come say hi! We’re the ones in the sparkly green suits. Always happy to connect, trade jackets, and talk startups!
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May 12
@usergems saved more than $144K on their annual cloud spend this year using Pump View.
Beyond the savings, Pump helped their team identify 35 cost anomalies before they reached an invoice and has delivered 52 automated cost reports directly to Slack, removing the need to manually pull data from AWS.
Read the full case study:
lnkd.in/gpjuAQ9j
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May 5
Pump is officially 3!
We appreciate everyone who’s been part of it so far! Big things coming.
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May 4
Everett Cook, CEO of Rho, joins us on the Pumpcast.
We get into how a frustrating experience opening a bank account turned into building one of the fastest growing business banking platforms, why speed is everything, and how they’ve stayed product focused while scaling.
Full episode in the comments.
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