Weekly Brunches with Workshops: RAG, tool use, agents and Go-to-Market (GTM) strategies
This event is part of the Weekly Brunches with Workshops series. Read more about the programme here.
Entrepreneurial talk: In conversation with Philip Winter (Creator Fund)
Philip Winter was the co-founder and former CEO of Nebia, a San Francisco-based consumer hardware startup that designs innovative shower systems with 50% water savings. In 2022, Brondell, a home goods and personal care company co-founded by Mark Cuban, acquired Nebia. Nebia's award-winning and patented shower system designs received over $10 million in crowdfunding on Kickstarter. Their products are in over 100,000 homes and have saved over 500 million gallons of water and 27 million kWh of energy. Nebia received its first investment from Tim Cook (Apple) and also secured funding from Eric Schmidt (Google), Joe Gebbia (Airbnb), and Y Combinator. Before founding Nebia in 2013, Philip lived in Mexico City, where he worked for Endeavor, a global non-profit that helps high-impact entrepreneurs scale their ventures. He holds an MBA at the University of Cambridge Judge Business School and a BA in International Relations from the University of Pennsylvania.
Technical talk: Rag, Tool use and Agents with Nick Jakobi (Cohere)
Nick Jakobi, Director of Product at Cohere, has a diverse background in tech and product management. His career includes leadership roles at ComplyAdvantage, Culture Trip, and Facebook, where he focused on transforming companies, growing product teams, and developing advertising solutions. Nick also worked at Google on emerging markets and product launches. His earlier experience involves text analysis research and leading a tech company as CEO. Nick holds an MA in Maths and Philosophy from Cambridge, an MSc in Knowledge Based Systems, and a PhD in Computer Science and AI from Sussex.
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WHEN: Friday, 15 November 2024
1-2 PM: Brunch in King’s Hall
2-3 PM: Workshops
* Entrepreneurial workshop in Provost's Drawing Room
* Technical workshop in Seminar Room
3 PM onwards: Optional informal discussion in the Turing Room, the E-Lab co-working space
WHERE: King’s College, Cambridge
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