betaworks

Going straight from my honeymoon to Hack The North next week and I wouldn't want it any other way! Who should I meet at the University of Waterloo and HTN?! betaworks is hosting dinner and drinks with Parth Sareen on Thursday 9/12. We can't wait to meet some exceptional students and hackers. Hit me up if you will be there or want to come to drinks :)

What Could You Build with $5,000 and the Power of AI? In partnership with betaworks and CoinFund, we’re pleased to announce our inaugural hybrid Hack-AI-Thon — an exclusive opportunity for the brightest minds in AI and ML! Event Details: Join us in-person at 6 PM on 9/13 at the Betaworks office or participate virtually. Virtual Participation: Open until 12 PM ET on 09/26 (register at hackathon.bagel.net) Submissions will be accepted until 12 PM ET on 09/26. This is your chance to collaborate with leading ML/AI engineers, researchers, and data analysts to develop custom solutions for critical global challenges. Gain access to a thriving ecosystem of builders, showcase your innovations to top investors, and compete for $5,000 in cash prizes and Bagel credits. Why Participate? • Be among the first to gain access to Bagel’s unreleased product beta. • Experiment with Monetizing Your AI Developments: Fine-tune LLAMA3 models, utilize privacy-preserving datasets and earn rewards. • Win up to $5,000 in cash and 5,000 in Bagel credits. • Have your work showcased to Bagel’s growing community of builders, researchers and investors Who Should Join? AI Developers, Data Scientists, Python/JavaScript Devs, Data Providers, and Researchers/Technical Writers. Prize Categories: ⭐ Best Bagel Integration: 2,500 Bagel credits + Featured marketplace listing ⭐ Most Innovative Solution: 1,500 Bagel credits + Bagel blog feature ⭐ Best Platform Tutorial: 1,000 Bagel credits + Bagel developer badge 🏆 GRAND PRIZE: $5,000 USD + Bagel Credits to share with your team! Spots are limited to the first 25 teams —secure your place now: https://lu.ma/63lak3tl

We are going inside the legendary betaworks! Come with me on Monday to learn more about how they invest, build and accelerate startups- and to hear directly from Partner Jordan Crook. Jordan has seen it all, after 12 years of covering the startup world for TechCrunch. She has a sharp eye for what is truly transformative- and she’s going to share her perspective with us. Plus, get a last minute chance to learn more about betawork’s upcoming camp for seed-stage AI applications! So come for the informative interview, stay for food, drinks & connecting with other founders. Space is limited - but we will fit as many people in as we can! https://lu.ma/56nqb15q

Next Camp at betaworks: Native AI applications and native AI user experiences. The AI innovation that millions of people can use day in and day out lags behind the pace of new models and technology. It's time to focus on building the application layer. Let's find out what lies beyond chat interfaces and improved search? What are the step function innovations that AI can unlock at the application layer for millions of u̟͎̲͕̼̳͉̲ͮͫͭ̋ͭ͛ͣ̈sers? We believe that native AI applications should live closer to the user. They should anticipate context and unstructured data across modalities. We think Native AI applications will have new interfaces -- some will have malleable interfaces, or fluid ones. Native applications will try again on failure, and generate plans when needed. Details on Camp + attributes in post and application link -- we aren't living in the future yet let's build it. https://lnkd.in/g6zjJTDY

🚀 After a year in the oven, today is finally launch day for Granola! 🚀 Download it at https://granola.so Talk of AI is everywhere these days, but so few tools have broken through to being actually useful for our daily work. Our goal with Granola was to build a tool that is so good you'll want to use it in every one of your meetings. Granola is the AI notepad designed to help you reclaim time after your meetings. It puts you in charge of dictating what's important during the meeting, and follows your lead to create beautiful context-aware notes. Too many meeting bots want to take control away from you, and have AI do all the thinking for you. We think this is fundamentally wrong, and instead Granola puts you and your writing at the center of the experience. We've been through dozens of iterations, and still have a long way to go, but I'm truly proud of the team we've built and the product we're launching today. Would love to hear your feedback!