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Using GenAI APIs to extract info from text fields in a proprietary db
Spent half a day tinkering with GenAI (OpenAI) APIs to solve a real-world problem. Felt good to be coding after so many months. This was the 2nd attempt at understanding GenAI better with a real world problem statement. First one was this. The Problem Statement – Opportunity to deploy OpenAI At mTuzo we have collated…
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Game Theory, No-Regret Plans and the role of Iceland in World War II
Game Theory and understanding options available Game theory provides a strong framework for strategic options in a dual player game. Options available both to self and the other player(s). E.g. When you are in a war. What would the enemy do? If they do that, how can I respond? Will the outcomes be different if…
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The Present Future of Audio: Talk, Music, Video, Interactivity – a16z Podcast
a16z podcast has had two very interesting episodes on the past, present and future of audio. This episode goes deeper into understanding the trends, why audio as a content format looks promising and some great insights into Spotify’s journey of launching podcasts within the same app. Here are my notes/summary of the episode. Understanding Audio…
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How to find and keep True North | Susan Wojcicki – Masters of Scale
Serendipity Susan (YouTube CEO) was raised in the valley area as her dad taught at Stanford. She decides to not pursue her PhD but get an MBA instead. She gets married, buys a house and decides to rent it out to manage the mortgage better. A common friend connects her to a startup looking to…
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The Playbook – A coach’s rules for life
Sports has been a very important part of my life. While, I didn’t manage to reach a level that would allow me to play my chosen sport(s) even at the district level competitively. I did manage to learn a lot from sports. A lot ! For one, it taught me how to deal with failures.…
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Masters of Search in the streaming era
Search Experience on Netflix, Amazon Prime and You Tube Across both audio and video formats, the online media consumption in our generation is higher than ever before. This growing consumption by an ever increasing base of consumers will also mean varied consumer journeys – i.e. how the content gets discovered and consumed may have multiple…
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Understanding the power of gamification
For the last 2 weeks, I have been learning Spanish on Duolingo. It’s amazing. The Duolingo app is just phenomenally well designed for helping one go deeper into the world of a new language – one chapter/session at a time. Thanks to its regular in-between-session nudges I have been super regular. Built a 13 days…
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Problem Framing and choice of adjectives – story of ventilators and sanitizers
Problem Framing is considered a crucial step in the development of a new solution/product or in problem solving. Yet, we miss spending enough quality time on this step, many a times. Disclaimer: I will be over-simplifying a few aspects, to drive home the key point so please humor me. Since early March, as the Corona…
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Behavior Elasticity > Demand Elasticity. A quick Coffee Poll
Are you someone who used to drink a coffee (or two) everyday at the barista next to your office? If, yes spare a quick minute to tell us how WFH during COVID has impacted your coffee+work association. [poll id=”2″] [poll id=”3″] Read below on why this quick poll…. Let me explain why this quick poll.…
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Talpiot – Israel’s super school for military tech – lessons in sustainable innovation
Talpiot – the Super School I have always wondered how has Israel, given its challenges, managed to position itself as a leader in cutting-edge military tech. And it seems the answer lied in the months and years that followed Yom Kippur War. Specifically the creation of the Talpiot Program within the IDF. I just chanced…
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