Around a few years ago, I helped a friend who, as CEO, was having problems with their CTO and cofounder. They had shared with me that things were constantly breaking, nothing working as expected, and a technical leader who turned combative the moment anyone asked questions. When they first came…
Mom. Remember when I managed to burn a hole through my foot when I was about two, which resulted in a skin graft? I don't remember the accident itself, but I remember all the stories you told: how horrifying it was to clean, how careful you had to…
It seems like all the career advice I see, is written by people who've done one thing for five years and extrapolated wildly. Or....... or.............. used their 3 months of typing into a prompt and are suddenly self proclaimed AI Evangelists and Architects! And don't get…
The "book a demo" problem has variations of layers to this nonsense. There's: - "Talk to Sales" - "Get a Custom Quote" - "See Pricing (just kidding, enter your work email)" - "Start Your Journey" (a journey? I…
I'm humble enough to know I can be replaced, I'm confident enough to know there's nobody else like me.…
My first startup, EVALS, took everything from me. If you're celebrating 80-hour weeks as a flex, I was you. I missed everything and got nothing in return besides regret. Sure, our exit was great, but the hours missed, wouldn't have changed the outcome, nor can I…
Your SAAS has a pocket knife problem. The Swiss Army knife works because it does a few things incredibly well. The blade cuts. The screwdriver turns. 🤯 For some reason, though, some of y'all looked at this and said "what if we added 32 toothpicks, a magnifying glass,…
Chad Ingram Utah…
I knew this existed!!!!!!!!!!! Wonder if they sell these at the AI Conferences? AI Conferences: A Costume Party for People Who Can’t Spell GradientAI conferences seem to be nothing but costume parties where speakers dress up as data scientists but couldn’t tell you what a gradient is. They’…
AI conferences seem to be nothing but costume parties where speakers dress up as data scientists but couldn't tell you what a gradient is. They'll say tensor thinking its a setting on a blender and are responding to their lunch order. The speaker lineup is people…