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Erik says Modal was the third project he built after leaving Better, following several unsuccessful attempts.
Unresolved speaker · Why AI Compute Comes in Rectangles — Erik Bernhardsson, Modal CEO · 22 Oct 2026
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“Maybe I should do some consulting. And I started building stuff, and I just got like super pumped about this idea that, that eventually became Modal.”
“But actually, I built-- You know, Modal was like the, I think the third thing [chuckles] I built that I got, you know, that... So, so there were like a few attempts before then that, that went nowhere.”4:16Report a misattribution
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