#80 | Robotics Event, AI Coding on Fire, Health and Crash
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Omg so much cool AI stuff!
MENU
1. WORK: Robotics
2. HOW I AI: New Talk, New Apps, New Courses!
3. CULTURE: Swedish Stuff, Neko Health, Crash, Some Shows
1. WORK
Events
The SOSV Climate Tech Summit concluded with our largest audience ever (over 6,000 participants). Our all-star line-up included about 100 speakers and over 20 hours of content. This year I interviewed the Climate Envoy of Kenya (after Ministers from Singapore and Iceland) about “green growth”.
I am organizing a VC/Founder matchmaking event focused on robotics on Dec 1-5. We already have over 250 investors and 150 startups registered. It’s 100% free and virtual.
2. HOW I AI
My journey into the world of #AI #coding.
Recent Projects (AI-assisted Python apps)
I made over 100 personal apps and prototypes. Not all end well, but I learn something each time! Here are the most recent ones, made with Google’s brand new IDE called Antigravity using Gemini. I was very impressed.
Media Coach > Talk about your startup with an AI journalist. Try it here.
Zoom Checker > Do you look good on calls? This tool checks your lighting, sound, background, head placement, and helps you fix everything.
Whatsapp Voice Message Translator > Our building contractor sends voice messages in Portuguese that I don’t understand well. This tool transcribes and translates them.
AI Business
I gave a talk at a Women Hackathon about AI Coding. The slides are here.
My AI courses have generated over $100,000 for my distribution partners and me since September. Most of it with the cohort-based course.
I’ll be launching 2 short courses in France in 2026. I’m exploring other markets too.
I am testing a new B2B course with the executive team of a first client in December. Let’s see if they decide to sign up their entire staff! An enormous number of businesses will have to learn to integrate AI in their products but also in their culture, to stay competitive.
AI Resources
My slides “Vibe Coding with AI for Non-Coders” for the InnoWomen Hackathon
My talk on AI automation at the Lisbon Vibe Coding Club
My slides on “Vibe Coding for VCs” at VC Platform EU
My Udemy course (4.5/5, 4,000+ students)
3. CULTURE
EXPERIENCES
Carlsberg Museum (Copenhagen)***
I’m always interested in learning about trades. This visit did not disappoint and highlighted a few interesting things, including some important scientific improvements and discoveries made there.
Open Air Museum of Old Swedish Houses (Lund, Sweden)***
Very interesting exhibition. Did you know the blacksmith pulled teeth?
Skissernas Museum of the Artistic Process (Lund, Sweden)**
Museums usually show only the results, this one focuses on how artists make their art. Creators of public pieces, in particular, tend to have to document their research, sketches and models before creating the final product.
Neko Health (London)****
Co-founded by the founder of Spotify, it aims to democratize and personalize health checks. The experience was great (thanks to S. for getting me on the list!). The results quite good too despite… (see next topic).
e-Moped Slide*
Don’t ride after the rain. And even less without full protective gear (I only wore a helmet). Pretty bad scratches and a deep cut that earned me my first 4 stitches. Still, I was quite surprised by the overall low level of pain. The fork of my lovely Niu NQi GT is bent and likely unfixable. I’m almost 100% recovered after 3 weeks. The human body is amazing.
VIDEO
Ted Lasso*** (Apple TV)
A feel-good show with an impossibly wholesome guy. It almost feels like a fairy tale. Now, I felt the writers lost the plot during half of the episodes of the final season, but it eventually ended well.
Severance*** (Apple TV)
Can you decide to split your mind in two and live well as a functioning schizophrenic? I watched more of it. It’s somewhat clever, but also a bit annoying.
Physical: Asia** (Netflix)
It’s the sporty equivalent of Emily in Paris for me. A follow-up to the made in Korea “Physical: 100”, this time teams of 6 from several APAC countries are pitted against each other in a series of physical challenges. Some fun games. I mostly enjoy the strategies some teams come up with. Judo/wrestling people are strong!
SHOWS
Gary Gulman
One of my favorite standup comics. Unfortunately I won’t be able to see his tour.
The Incal
The surrealist sci-fi graphic novel masterpiece by Moebius & Jodorowski is coming to the big screen with Jemaine Clement of the Flight of the Conchords fame. Color me curious!
That’s all for now. Keep vibing!
— Ben