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St Louis, MO
Joined June 2015
Ascend Venture Capital retweeted
DevTool Demo night is 7 days away SF friends. Our 2nd demo is from @tnm cofounder of cased.com and prev. CTO at GitHub He's going to show you how to deploy with style. The way GitHub developers do this means _really fast_ Come out: lu.ma/jroq7nkl
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Hit 40 deploys the other day
Nice way to see daily deploy activity with Cased. We deploy a lot, and you can too.
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I’m doing a lightning talk at @py_bay next week, should be fun. Also @glyph will be there!
A branch deploy system—where devs deploy a branch to prod before merging— enables faster deployments, improves productivity, and reduces the need for reverts. Learn the benefits and implementation of a branch deploy system with Ted Nyman. Tickets at pybay.org
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Ascend Venture Capital retweeted
While building yet another AI chatbot, we ended up building the product we really needed. Cased is developer-friendly devops: with awesome deploys, and a lot more. Check out the video to see it in action, & read on to learn more about cased.com.
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Ascend Venture Capital retweeted
Cased is available now to teams. @bleikamp and I are here to onboard you and your team: cased.com. And check out our docs too: docs.cased.com.
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Following the recent explosion of generative AI adoption, the terms “AI-enhanced,” “AI-enabled,” and “AI-first” have dramatically risen in popularity. Learn the differences between these important #AI keywords and what they mean for your #portfolio ascendstl.com/press/ai-enabl…
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BFD: @axios just broke the news that @ascendstl portco @ABioplastics has signed a $43m partnership with @PGE4Me & @earthgrid to develop sustainable plastic solutions. Love to see innovation at the intersection of #profitability and #sustainability axios.com/pro/climate-deals/…
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Investing in diverse teams has a staggering impact. And there’s no better showcase of this than the investments made by #CICStLouis member @ascendstl. Learn about their Opportunity Fund 1.0 and their outlook for the year ahead: ow.ly/eIR550NhSgO
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We're proud to be a part of the ecosystem that is powering diverse startup growth in the region! Check out this @kcbeacon article by @MansarayMili and let's continue to support and invest in the entrepreneurs of Kansas City! kcbeacon.org/stories/2023/01…
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Not only should we understand the machine's mind before we relinquish the right to intervene - it's absolutely critical to continue to advance human interests. Check out @ascendstl's take in this insightful @Forbes article by @rhettpower forbes.com/sites/rhettpower/… #OpenAIChatGPT
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5 global trends shaping our perspective in 2023, spanning logistics/supply chain, fintech, energy systems, telecom, corporate innovation, and more. Together, they inform our outlook on arenas for venture investment in the coming year ascendstl.com/press/5-global…
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From developing new cures for cancer to expanding opportunities for minority-owned businesses, our members have had some serious wins this year. Meet 14 CIC members who have won recognition, attracted funding, or launched exciting new ventures in 2022: ow.ly/SXBA50LVhIp
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Now that AI-generated art, blogs, and videos are going viral, we should look deeper into ethical issues in AI, because it isn't spared its share of biased data, designs, and outputs. Its systemic problems, unchecked, will widen the wealth gap #EthicalAI ascendstl.com/press/inclusiv…
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