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  CEO of $4.2 billion tech giant says defying Mark Zuckerberg’s ‘move fast and break things’ mantra was essential to growing his business

  By Tristan Handy

  Mar. 07, 2025

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  dbt Labs acquires SDF Labs to accelerate the dbt developer experience

  By Tristan Handy

  Jan. 14, 2025

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  CEO of $4.2 billion tech giant says defying Mark Zuckerberg’s ‘move fast and break things’ mantra was essential to growing his business

  By Tristan Handy

  Mar. 07, 2025

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dbt Labs is a prominent company in the data transformation sector, founded in 2016 by Tristan Handy, Drew Banin, and Connor McArthur. Originally known as Fishtown Analytics, the company gained recognition for its open-source tool, dbt (data build tool), which streamlines the transformation of raw data into actionable insights. In 2021, Fishtown Analytics rebranded to dbt Labs, focusing on enhancing the dbt tool and its community. The company offers dbt Cloud, a cloud-based platform that facilitates collaboration among data teams. This platform includes features such as automated testing and version control, enabling efficient management and deployment of data models. dbt Labs serves over 50,000 companies globally and has cultivated a community of more than 100,000 data professionals, fostering knowledge sharing and support within the industry. The company's mission is to empower data practitioners to effectively create and share organizational knowledge, promoting data-driven decision-making across modern tech organizations.