​Over 10 Years of Insights on Visual Technologies & AI From Leaders ​a​t DeepMind, Sequoia Capital, Meta, Union Square Ventures,​ Snap and More​

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​Over 10 Years of Insights on Visual Technologies & AI From Leaders ​a​t DeepMind, Sequoia Capital, Meta, Union Square Ventures,​ Snap and More​

As we approach our 10th Summit anniversary on March 21, 2024, we decided to go down memory lane and spotlight the exceptional fireside chat speakers LDV Capital's Evan Nisselson has had the privilege to witness and interview over the years. These leaders come from companies such as DeepMind, Sequoia Capital, Union Square Ventures, Meta, Spark Capital, FirstMark, Universal Pictures, Greylock Partners, Snap, First Round Capital, OpenWater and more.

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Insights from Ty Ahmad-Taylor’s 32 years working at NYTimes, @Home Network, Samsung, Meta, and Snap

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Insights from Ty Ahmad-Taylor’s 32 years working at NYTimes, @Home Network, Samsung, Meta, and Snap

Meet Ty Ahmad-Taylor, VP of Monetization at Snap. Ty’s background: 32 years in information design, 26 years in consumer-facing software and product development leadership, and 25 years in interactive television services development. He has worked at four startups (one went public, and the other three were acquired), and at large social, media, and consumer electronic companies.

In the fireside chat with LDV’s Evan Nisselson, he shared his views on three things that every CEO should do, inclusive teams, systems thinking, and an exclusion filter that could make our experience of using social media so much better! Evan and Ty also touched on ideas ripe for AI automation, machine learning algorithms that make TikTok successful, and the mixed reality environment that’s coming soon.

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Thank You for Being a Vital Part of Our 9th Annual LDV Vision Summit!

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Thank You for Being a Vital Part of Our 9th Annual LDV Vision Summit!

At our 9th Annual LDV Vision Summit, we welcomed top technologists, investors, and entrepreneurs to discuss cutting-edge computer vision, machine learning and AI solutions to improve the world we live in.

About a thousand people tuned in from all around the world to listen to expert speakers from DeepMind, Mural, Snap, BioAge, Synthesia, Salesforce, Harvard Medical School, Insight Partners, Useful Sensors, Conviction, Niels Bohr Institute, Air Street Capital, Uizard, Pano, Humanity, Northeastern University, Seedcamp, Forbes, and more.

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Flashback to Silicon Valley in the mid-’90s: The People Of @Home Network

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Flashback to Silicon Valley in the mid-’90s: The People Of @Home Network

In the mid-’90s, LDV Capital’s founder Evan Nisselson was a part of @Home Network. It was the first company to provide high-speed cable Internet services in the US. In 1996, Evan joined the company as a Photo Editor. At that time, there were only four photo editors paid to edit images for publishing on the Internet. Later, they built the first online broadband photography community called “Making Pictures” with a $3M joint venture with Intel in 1997.

In addition to his work responsibilities, Evan made behind the scenes pictures of all of the great people building the company.

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