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The Twenty Minute VC (20VC) · Monday, August 31, 2026

ClickHouse Founder Reflects on AI's Unprecedented Growth Pace

Aaron Katz, founder of ClickHouse, notes that the current AI growth cycle is accelerating at an unprecedented pace compared to previous internet and mobile cycles. He highlights that companies are growing rapidly and the demands on their systems are unlike anything seen before.

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Those cycles in my experience were much more gradual. This seems to be accelerating at an unprecedented pace in terms of how quickly these generative experiences are maturing and how quickly these companies are growing.
Aaron Katz
I mean, we haven't seen revenue growth like this in our lifetime. And the demands on the systems of these generative applications is unlike anything we've ever seen.
Aaron Katz
Heard on The Twenty Minute VC (20VC) — “20VC: The AI Bubble Is Wrong | AI Margins Need to Improve | Revenue Concentration Should be a Concern | Why People Over-Estimate Open Models But Enterprises Still Fear Frontier Models with Aaron Katz, ClickHouse, published Monday, August 31, 2026. Heardvine summarizes and quotes with attribution and timestamps, and links to the original everywhere.
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