Palantir CEO tells tech workers who don’t like the company’s military deals, ‘Don’t work here’

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Description: Palantir co-founder and CEO Alex Karp knows many tech workers in Silicon Valley have misgivings about his data mining firm’s dealings with intelligence agencies and the military. He has a message for them. “You may not agree with that and, bless you, don’t work here,” Karp said at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, during a conversation with David Rubenstein, co-chair of private equity firm The Carlyle Group.

Source: CNBC.com

Date: Jan 18, 2023

Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/01/18/palantir-ceo-hits-out-at-tech-workers-critical-of-its-government-work.html

Questions for discussion:

  • What are the managerial and customer related issues facing technology companies like Palantir, that are not purely defined as defence contractors?
  • What would you advise management as it attempts to navigate the waters with employees and customers?

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