A fellow student at Berkeley Haas asked me whether I would use an AI voice replication technology for podcasting or other forms of content creation. My initial thought was why not but then I questioned why and when would I want technology to speak on my behalf? From a content creator and efficiency perspective, it might sound appealing. Concurrently, from a content creator perspective, it could sound appalling because there’s an initial and inherent issue with content authenticity. Authenticity is …
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As a serial entrepreneur for nearly a decade and now as an MBA student attending Berkeley Haas, I am frequently asked whether an entrepreneur should get an MBA or spend the $100,000+ on a new startup. Well… “It depends.” This is the default MBA response. A Masters in Business Administration is (hopefully) designed to train you to think critically, be challenged by your peers, and remind you to make management decisions with different perspectives in mind. My Background I never …
The journey began in the latter half of 2009. This was near, what we did not know at the time, the tail of the Great Recession. My best friend from high school and his buddy had launched a marketing company in their spare time to promote online video chat services. A few weeks later they launched the buddings of an eCommerce website and asked me to co-found the company. We would end up growing the business to half a million …