This is a phenomenal breakdown of today's Enterprise AI/ML stack (S/O: @BatteryVentures).
I'm constructive on the tailwinds within this space and I'm long: $CFLT, $CRWD, $AMPL, $PLTR.
The report below is a great read for any AI & Enterprise SaaS Enthusiast.
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2/ Today's Org has a fragmented data and AI environment. Here are the different job roles required to perform certain data tasks.
For example, 1) the ETL process is going to undergo some innovation. 2) More people will become data citizens IMO.
The visual below shows it.
3/ The Data Value Chain:
The picture below explains -
i) the lifecycle of machine learning in an organization,
ii) the different applications required, and
iii) how data flows through the modern organization.
4/ $CFLT: Data Streaming
Hopefully, with the images above, Investors can connect the dots to see how $CFLT plays a foundational role in Data Streaming and Real-time data.
I believe $CFLT is disrupting the data at rest market and soon $SNOW's market.
5/ Personally, I believe the Cloud Data Infrastructure companies are where the big money lies within the AI/ML Space. This is why I'm betting on companies like $CFLT. I think $MDB is a great beneficiary.
There are some interesting info below:
6/ In 2023, I'd eye a possible IPO for Data Robot, SiSense and Thoughtspot. These are HIGH-potential AI Co's riding the next S-curve.
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- Q3: 40% YoY would be Net $30M, 35% ideal
- Q4 Rev: $405M (>27% YoY) is a minimum.
- FY 2021: $1.6B which would be roughly 40% YoY would be great.
- Sadly, I expect high SBC Costs
- Gov't contracts should boost FY 21 based on recent contracts (Army, IDIQ)
Metrics below
3/ Enterprise Clients is a BIG PART of my thesis:
Acceleration in the commercial would be HUGE. In Q2, they added 20 net new clients (booked $925M of contracts (175% YoY): Could we get around 190+ in Q3?
I'll watch Billings, RPO Growth, and Total Contract Value, ideally $4.0B+>
Confluent: The Central Nervous System that is empowering Data in Motion for the Leading Corporations.
Why Confluent could become as dominant as Snowflake as a leading Open-Source Data Infrastructure.
This is my long-awaited $CFLT Investment Thesis:
1/Thread Overview:
1) First Principles Analogy for Kafta (the foundations of Apache Kafta is needed to know CFLT) 2) $CFLT Overview and how it fits Kafta 3) Investment Thesis 4) The AI & Data Analytics Opportunity
Let's GO!
2/First, we need to know Apache Kafta?
An analogy: Imagine the task of going shopping, arriving home and you need to distribute those bought items across a BIG house FAST. Hassle? What if I gave you a robot to perform that task? Yay!