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November 21, 2025
Empowering innovation at Opto: how we let everyone safely contribute code
Simple, scalable PR approval check that lets the whole company ship ideas without risking production.

November 17, 2025
Can the Modern Data Stack fix private markets' data chaos?
How modern data tools like DuckDB and Dagster are transforming private markets data infrastructure from PDF chaos to structured, compliant intelligence.

August 25, 2025
How to actually build AI for finance
Capital allocation deserves better than a chatbot.

May 29, 2025
Career growth at Opto
Opto is a great place to grow as an engineer.

April 28, 2025
A song of ice and fire - how Palantir, Bridgewater, and Addepar influenced Opto
Discover how Opto combines Silicon Valley software engineering with high-finance expertise to create a transformative, truth-seeking approach to private market …

April 14, 2025
The man-machine symbiosis
See how abstraction can transform complexity into scalable solutions—and create better products

