Notes on AI, growth, business, and marketing that inspire data, innovation, and human behavior.

Go a step beyond OpenAI, Grok, and Anthropic to get a research assistant that moves like a human, but thinks like AI.

Deepseek-R1 has been on my radar for a while now, and I finally got the chance to run it locally. What did I think? Was it worth the hype? In this article, I’ll walk you through my hands-on experience with Deepseek-R1, including its performance, customization options, and how it compared to other tools I’ve used before.

A journey through a nomadic childhood, cultural exposure, and the early influences that shaped my fascination with marketing and the power of ideas.

A deep dive into the creation, success, and eventual demise of my agency working with a venture capital firm—and the lessons I learned from the experience.