Bob van Luijt is the cofounder and CEO of Weaviate. They build, maintain, and commercialize the open-source vector database called Weaviate. They've raised funding from amazing investors such as Index and NEA. He is the Chairman of Creative Software Foundation, a nonprofit located in The Netherlands with a sole focus on open source and creative software. In this episode, we cover a range of topics including: - What are vector embeddings - What's a good vector representation - What is vector search and why do we need it - What is a vector database and why do we need it - How does a vector database work in practice - Applications that use vector databases Bob's favorite book: The Creative Act (Author: Rick Rubin)--------Where to find Prateek Joshi:  Newsletter: https://prateekjoshi.substack.com Website: https://prateekj.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prateek-joshi-91047b19 Twitter: https://twitter.com/prateekvjoshi