NETFLIX IS LOOKING FOR BLACK FEMALE WRITERS for a new animated series!! Plz RT to spread this as wide as possible. (details in the link below!)
#Netflix
#BlackGirlMagic
@NoContextHumans
The diamond industry.
Lab groans are now higher quality than earth mined and since there is no supply control from large companies like dabeers - retail sellers fix the price of things like engagement rings.
They retail a 2ct Lab Grown ring for 6-10k+. But if you know the
@anammostarac
I know this post is meant to troll. But I started a company previously that sold to these depts.
For anyone genuinely curious:
Most of the existing work today is in optimizing the hiring + promotion funnel and process, primarily HR and Ops related. This is mainly only relevant
Omg one of our interns made this for the team as a surprise for us on her last day and I CRIED. IT WAS SO NICE ๐ญ๐ญ. Especially after a hard two weeks. Being a founder has its moments.
Today I lived my worst fear: getting stuck on the subway for an hour with no WiFi, and having to walk on the tracks back to civilization ๐ญ
#ttc
#Toronto
I honestly believe that if we keep growing at the rate that we are - 50%+ of the AI assistants you interact with worldwide will be built ontop of
@VoiceflowHQ
.
Check out this super sleek VA that one of our community members built on Voiceflow!
Integrated with
@calcom
to check
I am officially
@Nanjala1
's biggest fan. She has some incredible takes on a new form of digital colonialism. Fave quote:
"Every society has a different relationship with truth. The source of truth in Kenya is different from the US. To understand that is to understand society"
I don't like to be vulnerable on twitter, and I often don't like to talk about my experiences with race or discrimination. I hate feeling like a victim or like Im complaining.
But something about this just hurts so much. A thread
#JustinTrudeaubrownface
Just listened to my parents reminisce about how they worked a factory job, delivered pizza, and fixed comps. to make a living before moving countries again and starting their own business bcs no one would hire them.
๐ IMMIGRANT ๐ PARENTS ๐ ARE ๐ THE ๐ REAL ๐ HEROS ๐
@rett_sloat1
@anammostarac
Glad to hear it - most of these departments are like 3 people for companies that are thousands so they arent big. Mostly an extension or subgroup of HR or Operations
Im excited to annouce what
@theTrendyTechie
,
@stefankberg
, and I have been working on and my next step after the MSU! Meet Crescendo - Itโs time we stop treating diversity as a checkbox and start building inclusion into the core of tech culture.
#diversitymatters
@AsheronD
@NoContextHumans
Nope - I went into a ring maker that had was quoting me 7k+. I told him I was getting a Diamond for 1500.
He immediately dropped the price to 3k for the ring and Diamond and appraisal.
Straight up told me that if he sold too low then other jewellers would call him and
I just figured out how to use GPT with
@VoiceflowHQ
and it is insanely powerful ๐คฏ
Scrape any webpage and ask it questions:
1. Used Voiceflow to create a chatbot
2. Imported github repo to
@Replit
3. Connected to the two of them together via an API
4. Done!
After travelling halfway across the world talking about Crescendo and meeting some really cool people along the way, I've finally started blogging!
If you want to read about weird global trends & the people driving them - hit that follow button!
~COOL JOB ALERT~
I'm PUMPED to grow our learning team
@CrescendoWork
!
We're hiring a
#Diversity
&
#Inclusion
learning designer to take the unique framework we've built and tested on how people learn about topics like race, gender, culture etc. to the next level!
We're hiring a community manager for the Crescendo team! Help us solve interesting problems and advance diversity and inclusion programs everywhere.
Job details below! :):)
We just raised a $20M USD Series A round led by
@felicis
!! ๐๐
I joined 3 months ago to lead part of the revenue team and am hiring for our first CSM ๐
Check the posting below and DM me if you know someone who might be a fit :)
Excited to announce that
@VoiceflowHQ
has raised $20M led by
@felicis
๐
Huge thank you to our customers, community, partners and investors who got us here. Big win for Conversation Designers and their teams!
Ok Iโm mad excited about the
@bumble
IPO today....but someone please tell me how shares havenโt even been released yet and the price has almost DOUBLED.
The pre-IPO market is a bunch of bs. Literally a pump and dump scheme for insiders.
Every IPO should be a direct listing.
Connected my custom GPT to
@VoiceflowHQ
and...DAMN ๐๐๐
This opens up the ability to connect multiple custom GPTs together - its a whole new world for building insanely powerful AI agents. ๐ฅ
โThat is not how we do things in Canada,โ said
@JustinTrudeau
about
@realDonaldTrump
's tweets this weekend telling Democratic women of colour to leave the U.S. Trudeau said, โCanadians and indeed people around the world know exactly what I think about those particular comments.โ
For anyone confused about
#NFTs
- I took a deep dive this weekend. Here is a thread on the basics
1. What an NFT is
2. How are they being used
3. Where you can buy some
๐๐พ๐๐พ๐๐พ๐๐พ๐๐พ
When dealing with people analytics tech ethics & privacy is incredibly important. Ensure to have an Opt-in option, use pilots to determine and communicate the benefits, and if you can't communicate the benefits then don't use it.
#HRTechSummit
The contrast between BC and Toronto is huge! The amount of trails and the vast scenery instantly has an effect on my mental health. Even in gloomy weather it still manages to take my breathe away!
#Squamish
We believe you. We are with you. Thank you.
Standing up for your team is always more important than raising money. If an investor doesn't understand that, they don't deserve to be a part of your company.
Don't tell me this doesn't happen in Toronto - it does.
This is legit exactly what I was looking for - an easy way to add new voices and different perspectives to my feed while centring black & marginalized voices. Check it out!
WE'RE HIRING (In Toronto!) - We're looking to bring someone in on contract to help create more tutorials and templates ๐จโ๐ป
Only requirement is that you are an expert in Voiceflow and comfortable in front of a camera!
Application link in thread โฌ๏ธ
When was the last time you stereotyped someone?
For me, it was yesterday to someone I thought was homeless on the subway. (See thread)
We filmed 16 people from
#toronto
's tech scene talking about times they've done it. The videos go live May 28, comment for the link!
Due to inclement weather, McMaster University is closed Saturday, April 14. Exams scheduled to be written today will be written Sunday, April 22 at the same time and in the same location as originally intended. Campus events and activities scheduled for today are cancelled.
CORONAVIRUS ๐ ISN'T ๐ AN ๐ EXCUSE ๐ TO ๐ BE ๐ A ๐ DICK ๐ TO ๐ CHINESE ๐ PEOPLE.
But also kids are honestly the worst and learn from their parents. Be better, people!
Today my son was cornered at school by kids who wanted to โtestโ him for
#Coronavirus
just because he is half-Chinese. They chased him. Scared him. And made him cry.
I was the same age when I was bullied for being Pakistani.
Itโs 2020. I thought things had changed by now... ๐
Super impressive fact:
@AOC
collected $600 000 in donations under $200 in size so far in 2019. That's the amount that you give when you believe in someone so much but don't usually make donations because you don't have the luxury to do so.
That says something about a politician
Thanks to
@McMasterU
and
@McMasterAlumni
for the feature! I'm a big fan of this series. There are so many cool McMaster Alumni out there making a brighter world!
Just released some DOPE updates to the Knowledge Base Step for anyone building on
@VoiceflowHQ
to improve accuracy and usability!
Based on feedback from thousands of community members over the last few months:
1๏ธโฃ Not Found Path
2๏ธโฃ Prompt Overrides
3๏ธโฃ Instructions Field
4๏ธโฃ
Finally did it! Turned a month's worth of investigative research in India into a cheat sheet on how its emerging economy is literally changing the world.
In a span of 5 years, India has created the second largest internet economy in the world. A Thread:
GPT Functions are cool - but also SUPER over hyped. I spent the last week building stuff around them in Voiceflow.
So basically:
1. A Function is the LLM version of intent and entity recognition. You define an intent (find a restaurant) and declare what pieces of information
@JustinTrudeau
move on and please just get this off my news cycle. The last thing anyone wants is a conservative government and Andrew Scheer is a wet noodle, so this doesn't change anything.
Duolingoโs S1 came out yesterday! I read it so you donโt have too.
Iโve had a chance to work with their CPO and they are an amazing blend between gaming and learning.
Here are the highlights ๐
$DUOL
If you're non-indigenous/Canadian and are looking for a quick way to learn about some of our country's history - follow this hashtag!!
#MMIWG
#isitgenocide
I launched a learning series for Canadians on "
#isitgenocide
?" in honour of the MMIW. Some have asked that I tag the entries so they are easier to follow so I am reposting prior entries with the
#isitgenocide
and will post a new learning resource daily with that hashtag.
#1
LMAO I always wondered how other countries portray Canada. Now I know.
Picture choice is ๐ฏ๐ฏ
This could literally be parody and I would not be able to tell the difference ๐
COOL I totally forgot about this - give it a listen to hear all about my weird career path from a Biochem degree to founding a (now) Million dollar startup โบ๏ธโบ๏ธ
Daniel โTubaโ DโSouza '17 has both an unconventional career path and nickname. Learn about them both in our second episode of The MacCast: Unconventional.
@TubaDsouza
Spotify:
Apple:
Soundcloud:
Iโm so excited to share that I will be speaking at
@saasnorth
Nov 26-27!
This conference is a must attend is your a Canadian SaaS company. It helped us build a ton of relationships with investors and partners in the ecosystem.
Saw
#CrazyRichAsians
yesterday and my heart is full! It's a top notch Romcom WITH DEPTH. Seeing a full theatre laughing and clapping to an all PoC cast was the nicest feeling. ๐๐
Latest on rainforest fires: Brazil says it wonโt accept the G7's offer of $20M US to fight the blazes, suggesting it be instead used to reforest Europe. The government also makes a jab at France's Emmanuel Macron, saying he couldn't even protect a church from a foreseeable fire.
We thought 30 people were going to join this agency session to learn from agencies using
@VoiceflowHQ
, turns out we had over 400 PEOPLE REGISTERED.
10 minutes in and we're already at the 140 mark!
Is this anyone else's Netflix home screen?
#coronovirus
I mean, I'm not mad but shoutout to
@netflix
for riding public fear to boost engagement metrics.
FINALLY - I wish this was around when I was starting my last company.
Banking in Canada for early stage startups is awful. I had to pull arms and legs to get a credit card with a $1k limit even though we had $300k in the bank.
Canadian entrepreneurs,
Looking for a business chequing account that combines your deposits, bookkeeping and spend management โ all in one place?
Sign up for early access ๐๐ฝ
I donโt get clubhouse. Itโs literally people talking in 10 minute schpeels about nothing. Itโs like being stuck in a never ending garbage webinar. ๐คท๐พโโ๏ธ๐คท๐พโโ๏ธ๐คท๐พโโ๏ธ
Back in January, I had the good fortune of flying down to India to speak at IIT. I spent 3 weeks speaking to some of the top VC firms, seasoned entrepreneurs, rickshaw drivers, and gossiping aunties. Here is the (second) coolest thing I learned.