tonymarks
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https://tonymarks.com https://hotlinesports.com Former founder of Sapien.ai (sold assets/domain)
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Comment · 2 years ago
I've also had employees mess up EDT vs EST when setting up meetings internationally via emails. This is cool!
Comment · 2 years ago
on a desktop you can click the glasses to resize them
Comment · 2 years ago
We've been training custom LLMs using indices pulled from domains. For example, we demo'd the NFL with a Chicago Bears custom Chatgpt site search. We trained it using over 900 pages from their site, and then used reinforced human training to really polish it up. https://sapien.ai
Comment · 2 years ago
Founded sapien.ai in 2016 - evolved from web chatbots and voice search SDKs, to custom LLMs and generative ai search, etc. Brought in a co-founder and did the Sand Hill Road Shuffle, met with A16z, Benchmark, Sequoia, Accel, (and a whole bunch of smaller ones), plus made it to the final interview at YC. But then A16Z passed, and so everyone else did too, and then my co-founder quit because of the stress of raising capital - and also because crypto was going through a hype cycle (ICOs). So I went back to bootstrapping and have been profitable ever since. I have been fortunate to work with global brands such as the Olympics, NBA, NFL, Home Depot, Virgin Atlantic, and more.
Comment · 5 years ago
Neat idea. Just curious, why do you ask for a founders age in the very first air table form? Seems like an easy way for investors to skip past guys or gals who are over a certain age.
Comment · 5 years ago
oh, thanks!