What is intelligence? (and what is AI?)

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What is intelligence? We cannot define it… We have to identify it. Call it for what it is when we see it. Here’s my identification: It’s something that is exhibited by beings or systems where it can interpret and respond to any form of language, naturally written or spoken (or computerized), and generally with the ability to do this with …

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PHPStorm… good stuff!

(article for developer friends!) I really like this IDE for PHP. They did a really good job… just gotta watch out for the big memory footprint. If you haven’t tried it, I’d recommend giving it a shot. It’s similar to Eclipse IDE for Java dev. https://www.jetbrains.com/phpstorm/

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When Shouldn’t You Answer a Question?

Here is a nice little newsletter talking about how to respond to a prospect who asks you a question that seems obscure. Thanks Sandler! A seemingly “hot prospect” asks you a question that seems to signal interest in working with you. (For example: “How strict are you with quantity discounts?”) You’ve been taught to respond immediately to “buying signals,” and you’re …

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Refresh Miami Demo Day

Hello all, I went to this event yesterday with my significant other. Great ideas and presentations. I really enjoyed the challenges that the start ups each tackle, from utility apps to apps connecting models with clients. I paid extra attention to the confidence when the speakers spoke. Some of the presenters amazingly kept their cool in the line of questions …

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A piece of Shark Tank coming to Miami!

Sharkthank Celebrity, Daymond John, is visiting Miami to host a seminar and an Q&A session. How cool! Thursday, August 27, 2015 – 6:00pm to 9:00pm Lincoln Colony Center 1040 Lincoln Road Miami Beach, FL 33139 More information can be found here: http://thelaunchpad.org/event/thrive-seminar-daymond-john and here: http://www.colonytheatremiamibeach.com/component/ohanah/the-thrive-seminar-featuring-daymond-john

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Nice little article about money management

The thing that caught my eye was this regarding how to take better control over your finances: Track everything [everything meaning everything you buy]. And I mean everything. You may have been keeping track of every purchase in January, but by March you had stopped pay attention to each and every transaction. It may seem tedious, but it’s the only …

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Pitch Day V

My significant other, Elizabeth, and I were able to visit Pitch Day at the LAB Miami. It was nice seeing what Wyncode Academy can do in terms of all the technical skills they teach in just 9 weeks! Congratulations to all the contestants for their hard work and the winners! Also, we had the opportunity to meet the co-founder and …

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Another visit to Refresh’s event – FinTech

It was a nice evening with all the entrepreneur and developer community discussing finance and technology, and how to help the unbanked and underbanked community of Miami. Good to see lots of other minds who think alike attending these events! https://www.refreshmiami.com/event/citi-fintech-powered-refreshmiami/  

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