Datacast Episode 126: Vector Search Engine, Building An Open-Source Business, and Digital Technology Through The Lens of Language with Bob Van Luijt

The 126th episode of Datacast is my conversation with Bob Van Luijt, the CEO and co-founder of Weaviate, the business created around the open-source vector database Weaviate.

Our wide-ranging conversation touches on his teenage years building software for fun, his education in jazz and music composition, his consultancy agency Kubrickology, his TEDx talk on digital technology through the lens of language, the founding story of Weaviate and the rise of vector search engines, the business model around open-source software, the AI-first database ecosystem, lessons learned from hiring and fundraising, and much more.

Please enjoy my conversation with Bob!

Listen to the show on (1) Spotify, (2) Google, (3) Deezer, (4) RadioPublic, and (5) iHeartRadio