Hi everyone. Nice to meet you. I started my career as a quantum physicist before becoming a software engineer and progressed to head the consulting practice of the largest software reseller in the world, then switched to become the head of a single-family office before becoming a senior private banker 😊 I am based in Dubai and left the corporate world and built this: https://figgwealth.com/ I am looking forward to exchanging thoughts. Warmest, Sahba

Hey i'm Nabil, my most recent role was doing product marketing for a startup 6 months pre gpt. I automated that job with gpt4 and freed up hours to do something else. Then I stumbled on this youtube video called "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ix9WIZpArm0&t=3s and started seeing the possibilities on llm rchitectures and got serious. I used that time to learn everything about llms. Most recently finished a certificate program at Watspeed UWO called 'Foundations of Large Language Models: Tools, Techniques, and Applications'. But truly learned more by following the right accounts on socials (you can follow me on x and scroll through my likes and find useful llm related posts that I update everyday: https://x.com/nabs0824) . my most googled phrase was "github repo trending'. It was really cool to see so many amazing new ideas come to life, and then getting wiped out at every new openai dev day. Now that the dust has somewhat settled, some patterns have emerged. I'm focusing on helping businesses/startups set up the best llm/rag systems for their use case as I do the same for myself.

Daryl Carlough is the Co-Founder and Chief Financial Officer of Shush Inc., a company dedicated to enhancing mobile authentication security. Shush addresses the vulnerabilities of traditional OTP codes sent over SMS, particularly against SIM swap attacks and SMS spoofing. The company's flagship solution, Shush Sherlock, leverages mobile network data to provide seamless and robust user authentication. By integrating with mobile operators' networks, Shush ensures efficient and secure communication for enterprises, minimizing fraud while maintaining a seamless user experience​ (Home)​. Daryl is also an advisor for several AI and Web3 companies and was a founding board member of Equal AI when it was established by Rob LaCascio.

As the title says - what is the mission of this forum? For my part: Interested in chatting about funding, initiatives, research and collaboration!