Gary’s Casual Chats

EP5 - John Walters and Heriberto Madrigal from SanAI: AI in Life Science, Filing Overhead, Privacy and Security, and more

John and Heriberto are the co-founders of SanAI, a start-up building a platform for life science companies to support scientists, manufacturing operations, and clinical trials. SanAI uses advanced AI technologies to transform the data and document management systems of their customers by providing top-quality answers on procedures, policies, processes, etc, and upcoming tools such as automated authoring and quality management. Listen to the episode as we discuss the regulatory overhead, how they approach data privacy and security with AI, their mission to reduce resource load for advances in the life science field, and more! Check out SanAI on their website: https://sanai.ai/ [https://sanai.ai/] Twitter account: @sanai_ai

EP4 - Clarence Smith from Snowflake Labs: Fentanyl Detection, Facing Biases, Biotech Startup after Theranos, and more

Clarence is the founder of Snowflake Labs, a company at the forefront of the fight against the fentanyl pandemic by creating affordable and reliable software + hardware solutions for fentanyl detection. The company utilizes mobile laser technology to identify fentanyl, with plan to detect other drugs in the future, to reduce harm and ultimately protect human lives. Listen to the episode as we talk about the tragedy that inspired Clarence to start the venture, his struggles against biases towards both the biotech industry at large after the infamous Theranos incident and the niche market of drug detection, the unique challenges of building hardware, and more! Check out Snowflake Labs on their website: https://snowflake-labs.com/ [https://snowflake-labs.com/] The inspiration behind Snowflake Labs: https://youtu.be/XQmT_4bVoBU?si=UGbPH1YdOpVWk8bZ [https://youtu.be/XQmT_4bVoBU?si=UGbPH1YdOpVWk8bZ] Connect with Ohan on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/clarence-o-smith [https://www.linkedin.com/in/clarence-o-smith]

EP3 - Arthur Chiu from LivBalance: Health Supplements, Consumer Goods Start-ups, Working in the Philippines, and more

Arthur is the founder of LivBalance, a start-up providing high-end health supplements for shoppers in the Philippines. Arthur is a unique guest because not only do we share a strong friendship, but also he's one of the few founders I know working in the consumer goods market and in a developing country, which comes with challenges quite different than those faced by founders in the Silicon Valley. Listen to the episode as we talk about how he ended up starting the company in the Philippines, fighting existing behemoths in his market, the obstacles working in a political and social environment much different than the U.S., and more! Check out LivBalance on thein their website :https://www.livbalanceph.com/ [https://www.livbalanceph.com/] You can also find them on social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/livbalanceph [https://www.facebook.com/livbalanceph] Instagram: @livbalanceph TikTok: @livbalanceph

EP2 - Brad Guesman and Lucas Cassels from Three M’s Creative: Computer Graphics, Volumetric Rendering, GPU, Co-founder relationships

Brad and Lucas are the co-founder of Three M’s Creative, whose product Expanse provides real-time volumetric rendering in Unity and has been used in movies and games for thousands of users. The field of computer graphics and rendering has seen massive advances thanks to innovations in chips and softwares, but Brad and Lucas are tackling a challenging problem that has yet found its perfect solution. Prior to co-founding Three M’s Creative, Brad worked at Nvidia and Lucas worked at Nuro. Check out Expanse in their discord server (https://discord.gg/F3VQ2vJy9p [https://discord.gg/F3VQ2vJy9p]) and you can find Brad on his twitter @BradGooseman!

EP1 - Alex Cui from GPTZero: AI vs, Human Content, Quiting Your Dream Job, Global Talents, Startups in Toronto

Alex Cui is the co-founder and CTO of GPTZero focused on detecting AI-created content to “Preserve What's Human”. He is a Toronto native who went to California Institute of Technology for undergrad and then at University of Toronto to pursue his master. Prior to GPTZero, Alex has worked at Meta, Uber, and Waabi. Check out GPTZero on their website (https://gptzero.me [https://gptzero.me]) and you can find Alex on his linkedin (https://ca.linkedin.com/in/alex-cui-caltech [https://ca.linkedin.com/in/alex-cui-caltech])