Overview
- Ackman posted on X that Michael Steinberger’s The Philosopher in the Valley is an honest, well-told portrait of Alex Karp.
- He wrote that he is a fan of Karp and said the public needs more high-profile figures willing to speak freely on important issues.
- The biography depicts Karp as a disciplined, intensely private leader with unconventional habits that shape how he runs Palantir.
- The book recounts Palantir’s 2003 founding with Peter Thiel and early backing from the CIA’s venture arm, In-Q-Tel, after 9/11.
- Palantir recently beat Q3 expectations with $1.18 billion in revenue and 21 cents adjusted EPS as shares rose about 106% year to date to $154.85.