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Recent content by akTwelve

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    Programming Side hustle?

    Totally agree with this. My recommendation is to learn by doing projects that are interesting to you. For example, let’s say you want to do some home automation to warn you when your plants need watering. Take that on as a project and blog/vlog about it. You may find that people take interest in...
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    The AI Entrepreneurship thread. Code AI? Interested in AI? Data Science? Machine Learning?

    HOT! 
    Just one of the many terrifying things AI will be used for. I see a lot of potential for good too, but I think we will see a radical shift in our lives as the tech matures and spreads. Sentient AI is hardly a requirement either.
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    The AI Entrepreneurship thread. Code AI? Interested in AI? Data Science? Machine Learning?

    HOT! 
    Great idea starting this thread! I don’t have any passion for sports, but I did want to chime in as an AI developer. Rather than the data analytics side, I’m focused on Computer Vision and Reinforcement Learning using the Unity game engine. So far, I’ve created a cigarette butt detector and a...
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    Do I need a domain yet?

    Squarespace has worked well for me for the past 4 years. (I have a tech/programming blog where I post tutorials) The interface is easy to understand. It seems to remove a lot of the overhead of Wordpress based on my limited experience with that. You will miss out on some customization, but I’d...
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    Best Video Editing Software for YouTube

    HOT! MARKETING 
    Honestly, bringing my wife in on my fastlane journey has been one of the best decisions I've made. Now it's not MY goal, it's OUR goal.
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    Best Video Editing Software for YouTube

    HOT! MARKETING 
    +1 for Hitfilm Express on Windows. I do screen captures with OBS, record head captures with iPhone XS on a tripod, audio with a Blue Yeti microphone. Then my wife does noise reduction and normalization with Audacity before importing to Hitfilm Express for video editing. All free software. As...
  7. akTwelve

    Lost Computer Science Student

    INTRO 
    I graduated CS in 2010 and worked for Microsoft for 6 years. I learned a TON by being surrounded by really talented developers. I would advise you not to skip that. It really helps to get an emergency fund set up and pay off student loans. I think if I had tried to go it alone right after...
  8. akTwelve

    Facing The "No One Is Doing It" Myth.

    If there is some way you can test the waters for interest, do that, then depending on the results, go with your gut! For every product and service that exists, someone had to be first.
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    Chinese social networks for sharing AI related content?

    MARKETING 
    Well to clarify, I am the AI talent for now. :) As I learn new things and read the latest research, I'm trying to create interesting content and market it to other people that want to learn AI.
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    Chinese social networks for sharing AI related content?

    MARKETING 
    That's good advice for here in the US too. I need to be more active in making connections.
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    Chinese social networks for sharing AI related content?

    MARKETING 
    I'm mostly focused on image recognition right now. The math is hard, but I have a Computer Science degree and have been exposed to all of it before. Even with that exposure, the concepts are difficult and I have a lot to learn., I wouldn't judge anyone for struggling with it! I am starting at...
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    Chinese social networks for sharing AI related content?

    MARKETING 
    I've recently been studying artificial intelligence heavily and I plan to start an AI business in the future. For now I'm trying to grow a following by sharing AI related blog posts and tutorials on my personal website and Medium. I know that AI is growing just as quickly in China and it...
  13. akTwelve

    Creating music playlists, opportunity here?

    I don’t know anything about MixCloud. I hadn’t heard of it before you mentioned it. Worth a try though! What subgenres of electronic music are you creating playlists for?
  14. akTwelve

    What is the WORST "value" you ever paid for?

    EXECUTION NOTABLE! 
    I paid about $2k for Ramit Sethi’s Dream Job course a few years ago before reading TMF. It just told you how to search the internet for slow lane jobs and go after one. The worst part is I procrastinated and didn’t take advantage of the money back guarantee. It didn’t hurt me financially, but...
  15. akTwelve

    I've Read UNSCRIPTED!

    GOLD! HOT! 
    I’m on my second read through of Unscripted after my second listen through of TMF. Love them and find them very inspiring while I work in my “fast lane garage”! I will often read portions of the book to my wife too, now that she is starting a primal health coaching business. Thanks MJ!
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