Vaibhav Gupta

Critic
DISC Type : C

Co-Founder at Boundary

Seattle, Washington, United States

Overview

Vaibhav Gupta is the Co-Founder and CEO of Boundary, where he is building BAML, a programming language specifically for AI. His background includes high-performance software development at Google, working on ARCore and the Pixels face unlock, and core infrastructure at D. E. Shaw. He holds a B. S. from the University of Texas at Austin.

Passionate about education, Vaibhav founded LifePlusPlus, a year-long computer science bootcamp designed to help non-traditional hires enter the tech industry. He actively supports other founders and developers in the Y Combinator and AI communities, frequently highlighting innovative work from other startups.

At Google, he hand-wrote assembly code for the Pixel Visual Core, achieving 2-3x improvements in latency and power for on-device algorithms.

Personality Overview

Precise

Information Seeker

ROI Driven

They choose to analyze logically and value facts to emotions.  It is very likely that they will negotiate pricing or other important terms. Unless the value is proven by data, they are unlikely to value fancy features.

Topics They Care About

AI Programming
He is building Boundary (BAML), a new programming language designed to solve complex challenges, like date and time handling, for developers building applications with LLMs.
Performance Optimization
His background includes designing performance optimizations at Google and D. E. Shaw, even writing assembly for specialized hardware to improve latency and power efficiency.
Developer Tooling
He is focused on creating a technology that integrates seamlessly with the modern developer stack, mentioning tools like Clickhouse, Postgres, and Typescript.

Media Appearances

Speaker: Vaibhav Gupta, CEO of Boundary – AI Tinkerers NYC Event (May 10, 2025). Featured in AI Tinkerers NYC

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Work History

1-2023
Co-Founder at Boundary
2-2021 - 5-2022
Software Developer at The D. E. Shaw Group
12-2018 - 2-2021
Software Developer at Google
7-2018 - 7-2019
Founder at LifePlusPlus
7-2015 - 7-2018
Software Developer at Microsoft

Education

2023 - 4-2023
Education details unavailable from Y Combinator
2012 - 2015
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) from University of Texas at Austin

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Insights For Selling To Vaibhav

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Don’t forget to mention how you compare to competition on both features and pricing
  • Be ready to answer many clarity-seeking questions and requests for information
  • Be formal and objective, they will appreciate it more

DONT's

  • Avoid phrases like ‘trust me’, ‘others just love’ etc.
  • Don't give superficial answers, they are easily rattled by them
  • Don’t try to give too many examples of other users, they like to make their own decisions

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Vaibhav is

  • Proven ROI, pricing and objective proof points are the factors that sway their decision.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Vaibhav

  • They are comfortable saying no if they are convinced that it is the correct decision.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Vaibhav move?

  • Their decision-making is neither very fast nor very slow, they are somewhere in between.
  • Can Vaibhav take some risk or not?

  • They can take risks if their analysis shows that it would be worth it.

You And Vaibhav

Personality Compatibility


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