Palantir CEO Alex Karp joked the software giant was like a "cult" — minus the sex and drugs. He says Palantirians tend to be "snobby" about their intellect and aren't easily persuaded by orders.

Palantir CEO Alex Karp joked the software giant was like a "cult" — minus the sex and drugs. He says Palantirians tend to be "snobby" about their intellect and aren't easily persuaded by orders.

Alex Karp, CEO of the controversial and successful data mining company Palantir, is an eccentric leader, even by Silicon Valley standards. ... Karp has described his parents as hippies.

Palantir Technologies CEO Alex Karp forcefully denied allegations that the company is facilitating unlawful surveillance for the Trump administration. His response followed a New York Times report ...