Entrepreneurship

Today, Michael Yurechko started working for Carrie & Danielle. How Michael got to the company? He commented on Fred Wilson’s blog on a post that was discussing if you need a college degree to be an entrepreneur, Fred connected him to me as Michael is from Vancouver, I met with Michael, liked him and offered […]

Today, Michael Yurechko started working for Carrie & Danielle. How Michael got to the company? He commented on Fred Wilson’s blog on a post that was discussing if you need a college degree to be an entrepreneur, Fred connected him to me as Michael is from Vancouver, I met with Michael, liked him and offered him a job. This is what social media is all about: connecting people and ideas beyond geographies and existing relationships, don’t you love the Internet? And don’t forget to comment on a blog the next time you can be part of an interesting conversation.

Data / AI / ML

This November marks three years since the launch of ChatGPT. That moment brought AI into the mainstream, with large language models (LLMs) seen as the breakthrough technology powering it. Since then, innovation in AI has been relentless — perhaps one of the fastest cycles we’ve ever witnessed in tech. It’s worth pausing to reflect on […]