
I win markets through engineering. CEO of @AppBindHQ, President at @CloudAssoc. I strive to make the Internet a more glorious place.
Toronto, ON
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It's incredible how powerful #Toronto #AI labs are getting. This is a small team. But they're the absolute top ML researchers in the world because they are using AI to research AI at scale. #machinelearning #ml
I am deeply proud to finally share what we’ve been building. We're calling it Primus. With a single prompt, it does the full job of a Machine Learning researcher from prompt to paper.
Our goal is massive: we believe this can change the trajectory of how all scientific research is done in the future. That is a heavy statement, but we aren't making it lightly. Over the last few months, this system has entirely rewired how our own team works and thinks.
It is a profound shift to experience firsthand. We cannot wait for you to try it yourself --> visit our webpage to use it now.
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I am deeply proud to finally share what we’ve been building. We're calling it Primus. With a single prompt, it does the full job of a Machine Learning researcher from prompt to paper.
Our goal is massive: we believe this can change the trajectory of how all scientific research is done in the future. That is a heavy statement, but we aren't making it lightly. Over the last few months, this system has entirely rewired how our own team works and thinks.
It is a profound shift to experience firsthand. We cannot wait for you to try it yourself --> visit our webpage to use it now.
Today, we’re announcing Primus, the most capable autonomous ML research scientist ever released. And it’s now available to the public.
Every innovation we rely on today comes from research. Experts read the literature, propose a theory, run the experiments and publish their findings. This research loop, until now, has run at human speed where one turn could take months.
Primus runs the same loop 30× faster. It autonomously hypothesizes, reads millions of papers, codes, runs experiments on real compute, learns and iterates, draws conclusions, delivers artifacts and writes the final paper. The more experiments Primus runs, the better it gets. 🧵(1/4)
<3 the AI Guide. Thanks Henry.
There's a shocking fact about AI that nobody tells you: You can catch up to the public AI research frontier in just 2 weeks. Yes, really.
I've built a $150M annual revenue startup over the last 8 years and If I were to start a company today, I’d drop everything and go all-in on AI.
But like many busy software builders, I felt lost—overwhelmed by the noisy, crowded and fast-moving modern AI landscape. And I wasn’t alone.
So I spent my entire holiday diving deep into AI research—reading 30+ papers, watching hours of lectures, analyzing trends, and catching up to the research frontier.
✨ Here’s what I learned:
- You don’t need months (or years) to catch up.
- You don’t need a PhD or decades of ML experience.
- You need fewer than 20 papers and 2 weeks to understand the major breakthroughs shaping AI today.
It's because the technology is extremely nascent and most techniques that came before are no longer relevant:
- ChatGPT is barely 2 years old and Transformers are only 7 years old.
- Most game-changing discoveries happened within the last 4 years, driven by a few breakthrough ideas, scaling laws, and efficient matrix multiplication.
The biggest secret?
Many groundbreaking AI papers with thousands of citations are surprisingly simple and applied, like adding "let's think step by step" to the prompt, or simply asking the LLM over and over again to improve its answer (Self-Refine).
I realized there are tons of founders and builders in the same boat—wanting to dive deeper into AI but unsure where to start.
I've created an essential AI Guide that helped me catch up, in just 2 weeks, to the frontier of public AI research to figure out where the next opportunities and gaps were:
- Curated list of only the most important papers
- Simple explanations of key concepts
- Clear pathway to understanding the frontier of modern AI
It’s perfect for:
- Founders expanding into AI
- Builders wanting to innovate at the frontier of AI
- Investors looking to separate the signal from the noise
👇 Want the full guide?
- Like and Share this post
- Comment "AI Guide"
- I'll send you the complete guide
(ps, I’m also teaming up with @VishalVasishth, co-founder of @obviousvc with @ev (focused on large-scale societal impact companies like Twitter, Medium, Beyond Meat), to host a small meetup to discuss what's working and needs to be solved in the AI stack in SF. Message me if you're interested)
I hopped on the @Neovim train. I looked deep inside myself and I suspect it's because I'm envious of
@ThePrimeagen's moustache.
However, I'm committed. Coding now consists of 20% coding, 50% trying to calculate the optimal vim motion, and 30% reconfiguring Neovim.
I'm finding GitHub co-pilot (vim bindings) is like an over-eager junior pair programmer that is uncoachable. Lots of interruptions, sometimes interesting, but lots of bugs. What am I doing wrong?
Hey #agency #hubspotagency #inboundagency friends at #inbound23, the traditional AgencyCocktails.com party is back on Wednesday at happy hour. I'm looking forward to seeing you all again!
RSVP here. eventbrite.ca/e/agency-conne…
This Thursday, 10AM PT: Leveraging Major Ecosystems on Their Own Terms 💥
Xiaofei Zhang, Senior Director of Strategic #Partnerships at @ActiveCampaign will discuss how any company can leverage major #ecosystem players on their own terms.
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TODAY, 10AM PT! 🔥 Join Brian from @IOLITESolutions and Mark from @partnernomics as they discuss the guiding principles for software interoperability with your CRM. Learn how to grow partnerships through integrations!
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This Thursday, 10AM PT! 💥 Join Brian from @IOLITESolutions and Mark from @partnernomics as they discuss the guiding principles for software interoperability with your CRM. Learn how to grow partnerships through integrations!
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Who's coming to #SaaSConnect in April? 👋
Connect with these #partnership teams (and MORE) in person this April 19-20 in San Francisco.
Imagine all the deals you'll make, and the amazing people you'll meet...
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Join Cody Sunkel, Co-Founder & VP of Growth from @PartnerFleet, and Katy Spalding, Product Manager, Developer Platform and Ecosystem from @clarihq who will talk about building your #integrations and #partner #marketplaces. 💻
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💥 JOIN US TOMORROW, 10AM PT 👉 Moving SMBs through the SaaS Sales Cycle
Join Stu Richards, CEO of SMB research firm Bredin, who will talk about the information sources SMBs use to select solutions for their businesses.
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If you are a capital efficient SaaS Founder:
Founderpath will fund you while you wait on SVB process to release your funds
DM me (we've got capital)
So far, 200 SaaS founders have taken $100m from @FounderpathHQ
💥 HAPPENING NEXT WEEK! 👉 Moving SMBs through the SaaS Sales Cycle
Join Stu Richards, CEO of SMB research firm Bredin, who will talk about the information sources SMBs use to select solutions for their businesses.
Register here 👉ow.ly/un9w50Nct05
SaaS Connect 2023 is coming up in 43 days! Time to grab your ticket! 🎟
We’re bringing together the largest collection of SaaS #partnerships leaders all in one room this April 19-20 in San Francisco. 💥
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Curious about how others are approaching data & reporting for their channel programs? Then you'll want to join our roundtable tomorrow, 10 AM PT! 💥
📣 Roundtable: Data & Reporting Practices for Partner Programs
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#partnerships
Curious about how others are approaching data & reporting for their channel programs? Then you'll want to join our roundtable next week! 💥
📣 Roundtable: Data & Reporting Practices for Partner Programs
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How do you scale your SaaS offering through tech #partnerships? 🤔
Join hosts Sue Fernand from @8x8 and Ashi Aber from @Gong_io as they lead a discussion on tech integration #marketplaces.
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