Brad Terrell

5x $1B+ exits | AI/SaaS builder | Ex-Seismic ($200M ARR), IBM ($2B P&L), Netezza ($1.7B), Endeca ($1.1B) | MIT Sloan, Rice | Always building, bigger bets ahead

[Brad Terrell @bradterrell]

What you build reflects who you are

[VentureFizz @VentureFizz]

See what some of the Netezza alumni are up to in our colossal spiderweb ft @jamespbaum, @ellen_rubin, @pratmoghe, @willpringle, @pjscanjr, @TriciaCotter, @timxyoung, @KelliannMc3, @frisco0303, @bradterrell, @jscarbtm, @ellenmatsell, @mattbenati, @abeals
https://t.co/xq0nrD6l7V

[François Chollet @fchollet]

First derivative of labor: productivity (driven by ML, in the software era).

Second derivative: speed at which ML gets deployed to every applicable problem.

Third derivative: progress in ML usability and accessibility (accelerates deployment of ML).

Compounding effects.

[Brad Terrell @bradterrell]

Exciting news: @SeismicSoftware Acquires @SAVO_Group https://t.co/J244i7OmGe

[Brad Terrell @bradterrell]

You won’t bend history itself merely by building a better mousetrap…you must also sell the shit out of it.

[Benjamin Pope @fringetracker]

Oh wow - matplotlib, NumPy and pandas, essential scientific infrastructure used by millions, are each maintained by fewer than half a dozen people (from @kellecruz lecture)

[Brad Terrell @bradterrell]

A lightsaber does not make you a Jedi Knight https://t.co/4vsx5nn8QH

[Angela Jiang @angjiang]

Bad automation is turning a craft into a technique. Good automation is freeing us from the drudgery of technique to pursue a craft.

[100 Degree Hockey @100degreehockey]

Shoutout to @SeismicSoftware for the most targeted cold outreach I have ever received. Impressive @DallasStars research.

[Brad Terrell @bradterrell]

"The issue is not AI itself. The issue is control…we should put the user in charge of the goals that the algorithms optimize for." https://t.co/jwxEJFMZ0s by @fchollet

[Brad Terrell @bradterrell]

Wow. I’m inspired by 11 year old Naomi Wadler. #MarchForOurLives https://t.co/agOC4iEfxI

[Brad Terrell @bradterrell]

A new movie about the sales profession - what a great idea! Fav quote: "Sales enables greatness to happen" https://t.co/0j9cgUfrBr

[Salesforce @salesforce]

About 3-5% of U.S. colleges have a sales program,
But over 50% of all grads end up working in sales.
Could everything you know about salespeople be wrong?
Don't miss our new movie, "The Story of Sales": https://t.co/KOZrtcNjVM
#WorldPoetryDay

[Brad Terrell @bradterrell]

Learn what tracking wild animals can teach us about all aspects of our lives. Features a fav Emerson quote: “Imitation is suicide” via @patrick_oshag https://t.co/MqawbkRccm

[Naval @naval]

Cynicism is easy. Mimicry is easy.

Optimistic contrarians are the rarest breed.

[I Am Devloper @iamdevloper]

Imagine hosting a design podcast...

"In case you missed last week's episode, we talked about empathy. And a sneak preview of next week's episode, we're talking empathy.

Ok, today's episode's big topic: Empathy."

[Jeff Schneider @jeffrschneider]

Grabbing the third rail of AI https://t.co/W2y0DgvuFX

[Brad Terrell @bradterrell]

I hear this blockchain thing might be kind of a big deal. thx @robmay @Jason https://t.co/Dkyp5piDRB

[Zensight @Zensight]

@Zensight has been acquired by @SeismicSoftware. Relaunch coming soon.

[Brad Terrell @bradterrell]

"Content builds relationships, relationships build trust, and trust equals sales." https://t.co/ThaKujJ8AG

[Maria Valdivieso U @M_Valdivieso1]

The importance of trust in B2B sales https://t.co/YSL7J4i2Sw

[Brad Terrell @bradterrell]

The first principle is that you must not fool yourself - and you are the easiest person to fool. - Richard Feynman

[Brad Terrell @bradterrell]

10 years of important work - thank you! https://t.co/qVfxDl2OPx

[Scott Brinker @chiefmartec]

A Decade of Martech: The top 10 ideas from 10 years of https://t.co/i8DXsls5GO https://t.co/IQhXtzKILz #MarTech

[Brad Terrell @bradterrell]

@natsturner @flatironhealth @Roche Wow - congratulations!