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Erik considered Modal the first of his post-Better ideas that seemed promising enough to pursue as a platform.
Unresolved speaker · Why AI Compute Comes in Rectangles — Erik Bernhardsson, Modal CEO · 22 Oct 2026
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“But, but Modal was like the first idea I was like, "This is kinda cool. Like, I should do this. This is-- Like, this could be a really cool platform."”4:32Report a misattribution
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