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The Death of Data Gatekeeping: AI Makes Everyone An Analyst | Hex Cofounder

Most companies still rely on dashboards to understand their data, even though AI now offers new ways to ask questions and explore information. Barry McCardel, CEO of Hex and former engineer at Palantir, joins a16z General Partner Sarah Wang to discuss how agent workflows, conversational interfaces, and context-aware models are reshaping analysis. Barry also explains how Hex aims to make everyone a data person by unifying analysis and AI in one workflow, and he reflects on his post about getting rid of their AI product team and the process behind Hex’s funny launch videos. Timecodes: 0:00 – The challenge of trustworthy data 1:19 – Context management, observability, and governance 9:24 – The promise and reality of data democratization 15:51 – The impact of AI on data workflows 31:39 – Breadth, depth, and speed: the three dimensions of AI in data 48:04 – The rise of ambient analytics 55:56 – The modern data stack and industry consolidation 1:03:40 – Acquisitions and owning the data insight layer 1:06:06 – Lessons from Palantir: forward-deployed engineering 1:13:13 – Commitment engineering and customer collaboration 1:17:11 – Brand, launch videos, and having fun in SaaS Resources: Follow Barry McCardel on X: https://x.com/barrald Follow Sarah Wang on X: https://x.com/sarahdingwang Follow a16z on X:   / a16z   Follow a16z on LinkedIn:  / a16z   Follow the a16z Podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5bC65RD... Follow the a16z Podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Please note that the content here is for informational purposes only; should NOT be taken as legal, business, tax, or investment advice or be used to evaluate any investment or security; and is not directed at any investors or potential investors in any a16z fund. a16z and its affiliates may maintain investments in the companies discussed. For more details, please see http://a16z.com/disclosures.