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Erik says he took no salary from Modal for a long time, which eventually became difficult because he needed money.
Unresolved speaker · Why AI Compute Comes in Rectangles — Erik Bernhardsson, Modal CEO · 22 Oct 2026
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“I wasn't taking out a salary for a while, for a long time actually. At some point it, it became a problem, uh, because I needed the money.”8:02Report a misattribution
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