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Fireworks AI CEO: Post-training models after product-market fit

Fireworks AI CEO Lin Qiao advises that post-training custom models should begin only after achieving product-market fit. He emphasizes that the data generated from a product post-PMF is valuable enough to warrant the training effort, rather than starting due to the technical difficulty of the process. This perspective was shared during a Sequoia event. AI

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Fireworks AI CEO: Post-training models after product-market fit

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  1. X — Fireworks (inference infra) TIER_1 English(EN) · FireworksAI_HQ ·

    RT @sonyatweetybird: When should you start post-training your own models?

    RT @sonyatweetybird: When should you start post-training your own models? @FireworksAI_HQ CEO @lqiao’s answer: after product-market fit. N…