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# Mark Raasveldt

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Mark Raasveldt is co-creator of DuckDB and CTO at DuckDB Labs. He holds a PhD in computer science and has been instrumental in building DuckDB into one of the most popular analytical databases.

## 1 BLOG POSTS AND VIDEOS

[0:11:01](/videos/duckdbs-wild-ride-in-the-open-source-world-ft-co-creator-mark-raasveldt/)[2023-09-08](/videos/duckdbs-wild-ride-in-the-open-source-world-ft-co-creator-mark-raasveldt/)

### [DuckDB's Wild Ride in the Open Source World ft. Co-creator Mark Raasveldt](/videos/duckdbs-wild-ride-in-the-open-source-world-ft-co-creator-mark-raasveldt/)

Mehdi interviews Mark Raasveldt, CTO of DuckDB Labs and co-creator of DuckDB just before DuckCon in San Francisco. He aimed to gain some insight into the behind-the-scenes workings of the open-source project. Enjoy the conversation!

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