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Reflections on Palantir

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479 points freditup | 5 comments | 16 Oct 24 02:18 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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newprint ◴[16 Oct 24 02:50 UTC] No.41855137[source]▶
Can someone explain to me what is the Palantir's business model ? I haven't heard any large, meaningful project they been involved in, but I keep hearing the company name & how hot they are and their stocks are going to blow-up any day (some of my friends kept their stocks for the last 4-5 years with very little gain compared to other software companies). I know of the smaller software companies that are less than 100 people and have a very meaningful impact in DoD & Gov space.
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1. sangnoir ◴[16 Oct 24 23:01 UTC] No.41864758[source]▶
> Can someone explain to me what is the Palantir's business model

AFAICT, it is government & government-adjacent contracting using techniques borrowed from big tech and WITCH, since big tech won't directly court government sw contracts, and WITCH may fail at getting clearances for foreign-based personnel.

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2. ericjmorey ◴[16 Oct 24 23:49 UTC] No.41865063[source]▶
WITCH?
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3. dullcrisp ◴[17 Oct 24 00:29 UTC] No.41865259[source]▶
WITCH!!
4. wpasc ◴[17 Oct 24 00:34 UTC] No.41865290[source]▶
I was curious too; here's an HN link spelling it out and discussing in context of working there:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27571707

5. sangnoir ◴[17 Oct 24 00:44 UTC] No.41865337[source]▶
Wipro, Infosys, TCS, Cognizant, and HCL. i.e. "large tech consulting companies" if you're feeling generous, "body shops" if you're not.