Month: October 2025

Eric Schmidt – All-in Summit, 2025

October 26, 2025 coffee
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AI, Education, Quantum and U, Speeches

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt reveals the stark reality of US-China technological competition. While America pursues ambitious AGI projects, China focuses on practical AI applications and open-source dominance. Schmidt's firsthand experience with Ukraine demonstrates warfare's transformation through autonomous drones, fundamentally changing military economics. He emphasizes America must leverage its entrepreneurial culture, deep capital markets, and innovation ecosystem to maintain competitive advantage in this consequential global race spanning AI, space, and defense technologies.

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The FDE Playbook for AI Startups

October 21, 2025 coffee
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AI, Education, Quantum and U, Quantum Mindset Programme

Forward Deployed Engineers bridge the gap between product capabilities and customer needs by embedding technical engineers directly at client sites. Unlike traditional consulting, FDEs build rapid prototypes that inform permanent product improvements while delivering measurable business outcomes. This Palantir-originated model has become the dominant strategy for AI startups, with over 100 Y Combinator companies now hiring FDEs to navigate heterogeneous markets where no incumbent solutions exist.

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