About

Hi and welcome to my “run a startup” life journey where no job is permanent, relationships fail, others endure, passions are abundant, hobbies are time-limited, learning is life long, and money is finite. If you’re reading this, you probably found me through one of my articles, linkedin or referrals. I’m writing this wondering if it’s even necessary, when people get their search results from AI and lookup people through social media. Writing is a good talent, not everyone has it but everyone should write.

I didn’t expect AI to advance as it is now. Just a few years ago, I recall seeing the first “Will Smith eats spaghetti” AI video and chuckled thinking it would not progress further. These were just experiments and I didn’t really know what was happening behind the scenes. Even circa 2018 AI was overhyped without solid evidence of good utilization. When I talked to people in Silicon Valley about AI usage, it was still just data science and analyzing data which they were mining themselves. There was no open-source models, no up-to-date datasets publicly available.

Fast-forward to 2025 and AI generated content is shockingly realistic. This is the newest revolution since smartphones. Everything is changing and AI is not going away. Machine learning is now democratized and open-source. I must know it, unwrangle it, study it, and understand how the black boxes known as LLM work.

As a full-stack engineer, I previously started as a web designer where I deeply loved creating engaging and interactive designs. Then the “flat design” era took over and I learned to code because flat design is simple but not attractive. Windows had their “aero” interfaces for a while which people liked along with glossy design which Apple is brining back in 2025 with their OS but they call it “Liquid glass”. Same thing. Maybe graphic design will go full-circle back to glossiness. Apple always draws criticism but opinions show that the glass-style can be embraced.

My career as an engineer in San Francisco was an amazing experience and the company I worked for was acquired allowing my stocks to grow exponentially. This allowed me to travel, learn languages across several continents, experience rich cultures, appreciate spirituality like buddhism and become more peaceful within. I recommend it to everybody but with AI, I’m back in the game with more passion than ever. I’m deeply learning what’s necessary to thrive in the current era of uncertainty and technological paradigms.