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2026-07-04 · 4 company · 7 thematic
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clay bavor

Co-founder of Sierra, an AI company building customer-service agents. He previously spent 18 years at Google, including leadership roles in virtual and augmented reality.

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“What people underestimate about Google is when you have the alignment of an ambitious, enduring mission, incredibly smart people and a culture that values truth and building in service of that mission. That company can kind of solve anythi…”
—clay bavor

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