The Patriot - Colossus
colossus.com · 14,227 words · saved by 7 readers
For two decades, Shyam Sankar has been the most important but hidden figure behind Palantir. The question now is whether he will win his wars.
The Patriot - Colossus Loading Search Podcasts Invest Like the Best Business Breakdowns Founder’s Field Guide Joys of Compounding Founders 50X Magazine Newsletter About Us Sponsors Subscribe Log in Copyright © 2026 Colossus. All rights reserved. Profile The Patriot For two decades, Shyam Sankar has been the most important but hidden figure behind Palantir. The question now is whether he will win his wars. By Jeremy Stern February 2026 PHOTOS BY STEPHEN VOSS Subscribe to print for your office or home. The Cotillion Room in The Pierre hotel has wall panels painted with pale green laur
saved by
- Dheera Vuppala
- Karthik Suresh
- Yudhister Joel Kumar
- Siddhartha Srivastava
- Rohan Kanti
- alana goyal
- Rahul Dalvi
related reading
- Reflections on Palantir — Nabeel S. Qureshinabeelqu.co
- Reflections on Palantir - Nabeel S. Qureshinabeelqu.substack.com
- Reflections on Palantir - Nabeel S. Qureshinabeelqu.substack.com
- How Did Shyam Sankar Join Palantir?forbes.com
- Palantir: The Founder Foundryapoorv03.com
- Reflections on Palantirsubstack.com
- How A 'Deviant' Philosopher Built Palantir, A CIA-Funded Data-Mining Juggernautforbes.com
- The unconventional Palantir principles that catalyzed a generation of startupslennysnewsletter.com
- Alex Karp Goes to War | WIREDwired.com
- Lessons from Peter Thiel | Posts | 8VC8vc.com
- Palantir: The all-seeing tech giant | The Weektheweek.com
- Did Palantir’s founders consider the ethical implications of their work?blog.joelonsdale.com