Databricks Field was just announced ~ BIG NEWS for the Cal Bears!!! All seven Databricks co-founders started at Berkeley. The company began in a room in Soda Hall, and its co-founders still teach on campus. Now their name is on the 50-yard line, in the largest partnership in Cal Athletics history and Databricks' first ever in college sports. My favorite detail: the deal is funded by UC Berkeley becoming a Databricks shareholder. Ali Ghodsi said it best: this is about "investing in the next generation of students and builders who'll do their best work on that campus" - including on the gridiron. That's the Berkeley flywheel in one sentence. Research becomes a company, the company becomes a giant, and the giant pays it forward. Grateful to have been in some of the rooms that helped bring this together. More on the big news below. Thank you to the founders, execs, and Databricks team. See you tomorrow night against Clemson. Go Bears!