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I'm not sure I entirely understand your question, but I think you're asking if there are some apps that you should not use in marketing. I think snapchat is a very useful tool, especially when you are trying to reach the younger demographic, understanding that the app is made for you to share short, memorable and effective messaging that people can get in the first few seconds. If Snapchat didn't have an effective model, then the likes of Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn would not have incorporated stories. However, because there is such a huge crossover in terms of people using multiple platforms now, it's probably best to focus on the ones that will yield you the best results depending on what your objectives are.
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Hi Daniel, I think for this you just need to put yourself out there. Write more, put your writing online, on Medium, LinkedIn, even Twitter. Work towards becoming a contributor on platforms that are aligned with your style of writing. Build the right connections by going to writers workshops, interacting with the right people online, etc. Also, it sounds random, but make it clear you are a writer, use your bios wisely. At the end of the day, you want people to search your name and see your writing skills.
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Industry is very broad since there are so many different applications large tech companies are working on. The needs are pretty much the same, it just depends on what specific project it is (ads targeting, email autocompletion, heart rate detection, etc.). I would say the major difference is learning how to scale these algorithms for use across thousands, maybe millions of users but this has pretty much been figured out.Pretty much everything out of theoretical ML is applied, so if you're interested in working with text data pursue projects in NLP or if you like image + video data, pursue Computer Vision!
Chinasa T. Okolo
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Computer Science is within the School of Engineering and is widely considered an engineering major. It is also quite related to Electrical Engineering in regards to subject matter, and because my concentrations in both degrees were related it was a natural transition, and many of my undergraduate courses counted for credit towards my master's degree. Specifically, my undergraduate degree was concentrated in artificial intelligence (focused on visual and audio processing), and my master's degree was concentrated in signal processing (also focused on visual and audio processing).
Ifueko Igbinedion
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The African Commission in recent years have been doing enormous work to enable Africans understand their digital rights mostly through its yearly ordinary sessions which is mostly done in synergy with NGOs. A quick reference could be made to the African Centre for Democracy and Human Rights Studies (ACDHRS) in Banjul the Gambia , Digital Rights featured prominently at the African Commission on Human and people's rights 68th session. You can equally check on the outcome of the 69th session of the African Commission, issues relating to Privacy where seriously death with at the 62nd session etc etc ...
Dr Arrey Collins
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Hi Cyrus, I'm unable to talk much about my work at Apple but I am currently developing new ways to leverage Responsible AI methodologies in health sensing applications. At Microsoft Research, I developed domain-specific computational models for bacterial quorum sensing which is how bacteria communicate with each other.I would say that the current state of AI is pretty advanced with regards to the specific techniques but many of these implementations are not production-level ready or haven't been tested in real-life clinical settings to actually be of any use. Yes, what you described is possible but there still remain many issues with bias in these and other types of applications.
Chinasa T. Okolo
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At the early stage, valuation is more an art than a science, first both sides have to want to do the deal, then is there an intersection between my maximum and their own minimum valuation, if there is then we do a deal, otherwise I try to connect them to later stage investors or we revisit when the company has made enough progress to get the valuation they want.
Another contrarian viewpoint, I don't think many companies that get started are venture backable, they may make good profitable software businesses but only 2-3% of software or tech-enabled businesses are venture backable. It's a function of how big the company can be from a revenue standpoint (at a minimum $25m/yr), which is a function of how big the market is ($100m+/yr and growing) and fast you can capture the market i.e. an adequate distribution strategy for the product offering.
For now, I am biased towards B2B & B2B2C offerings - consumer African startups have struggled to scale cost-effectively so we are looking for businesses that can leverage commercial / distribution partnerships to scale.
Yele Bademosi
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I’ve worked on many projects, including clustering error detection for hotels and travel, robotic based touch device testing, visual tracking apps for virtual reality, firmware for automatic glucose testing, mobile vision research, and a variety of deep learning tasks. Personally, the projects that I enjoy the most are those that actually provide value beyond financial benefit for companies, so I didn’t particularly enjoy any of my internships, which was a large motivation in pursuing a PhD.
Ifueko Igbinedion
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It's all about marketing yourself. If you believe you have the skills, make them believe it too.
Whether it is an official interview position or a networking opportunity, always make sure to take advantage and sell yourself. If you contribute to open source, highlight it in your conversation. If you''ve developed any applications or even simply learned a new technology/programming language, never fail to mention those. Do not let the lack of professional experience deter you.
As a developer, I would also suggest to create a portfolio of your work, no matter how small. If this portfolio is technology-based, like a well designed website or app, that highlights your skills even more and can serve as a great first impression and good conversation starter.
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