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Alex Karp, CEO of Palantir Technologies, speaks on a panel titled Power, Purpose, and the New American Century on the Hill and Valley Forum on the U.S. Capitol on April 30, 2025 in Washington, DC.
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Palantir CEO Alex Karp presented up every other batch of colourful statement to traders along the information analytics corporate’s first-quarter income.
In a letter to shareholders, Karp quoted his personal e-book and a few vital historic figures — together with St. Augustine and President Richard Nixon — and the New Testament as he touted the corporate’s artificial intelligence-fueled expansion and dedication towards equipping and embellishing U.S. protection pursuits.
“Our financial performance, that crude yardstick by which the market attempts to measure worth in this world, continues to exceed many of our greatest expectations,” he wrote.
The eccentric era billionaire has turn into well known over time for his full of life interviews and flowing shareholder letters that frequently incorporate philosophy, ethics and unconventional language.
His letters frequently learn like an essay or dissertation, damaged down into portions.
Tech and armed forces
“We, the heretics, this motley band of characters, were cast out and nearly discarded by Silicon Valley. And yet there are signs that some within the Valley have now turned a corner and begun following our lead. We note only that our commitment to building software for the U.S. military, to those whom we have asked to step into harm’s way, remains steadfast, when such a commitment is fashionable and convenient, and when it is not.”
St. Augustine
Karp quoted thinker and theologian St. Augustine in his case for protecting the U.S.
“All men are to be loved equally,” he wrote. “But since you cannot do good to all, you are to pay special regard to those who, by the accidents of time, or place, or circumstance, are brought into closer connection with you.”
Weltanschauung
In highlighting the corporate’s tradition, Karp likened the surroundings to a Weltanschauung “nation that is bound together by a short but evolving history and patterns of discourse and shared beliefs” and quoted the New Testament.
“There is no question that both cultures and companies, including the one we have built, must over a long period of time be judged ‘by their fruits.’ Matt. 7:16,”
‘Cultural elites’
Karp cited French creator Michel Houellebecq in a bit in regards to the “entrenched and resilient” cultural aristocracy of the realized elegance.
“Nobility had nothing to explain their right to stay in power, apart from their birth. … Contemporary elites claim intellectual and moral superiority.”
President Nixon
Karp concluded his letter with a choice to motion for rooting out the “cynics and the skeptics,” quoting an excerpt from President Nixon’s 1974 resignation speech.
“Always remember, others may hate you. But those who hate you don’t win, unless you hate them. And then, you destroy yourself.”
