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Stan praises Mistral's execution and $12B valuation as impressive

2026-07-23 · 1 company · 6 thematic

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Stan joined Stripe early and spent five years there, then joined OpenAI for three years working on large language models and math research. He left OpenAI to return to product building and founded Dust, a model-agnostic AI platform for the workplace. He emphasizes reasonable fundraising valuations, credit-based pricing, and building in France despite friction.

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“I'm always impressed by mistral in that perspective. I've seen uh so uh I've met Arto Mench uh because I knew Giaml very well when he decided to go for building a company and he's extremely smart but he knew nothing about building a compan…”

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Stan praises Mistral's execution and $12B valuation as impressive

Mistral has executed exceptionally well, with CEO Arthur Mensch growing rapidly into his role, and their aggressive strategy justifies the $12B valuation.