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Masters of AI Day Workshop: Empowering Teams with AI Tools and Resources
TLDR Aparna Saren transitioned from product development to Chief Marketing Officer at Capital One Business, facing imposter syndrome. Jimmy Wales co-founded Wikipedia based on extreme openness and neutrality, aligning values with business models for success.
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Join the Masters of AI Day workshop to empower teams with AI tools and resources, focusing on experimentation and adherence to core values.
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Aparna Saren made a radical career pivot from leading product development to becoming Chief Marketing Officer at Capital One Business, facing imposter syndrome and a steep learning curve.
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Jimmy Wales left his job as a trader to enter the world of internet entrepreneurship, co-founding a web directory called Bombas before focusing on creating an online encyclopedia called Newpedia, which struggled due to its overly academic and rigid values.
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Jimmy Wales and his colleagues implemented a wiki-based system for creating an online encyclopedia, Wikipedia, which initially seemed chaotic but ultimately led to a more productive and community-driven platform based on the value of extreme openness.
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Jimmy Wales attributes Wikipedia's success to the values of extreme openness, neutrality, and the ability for editors with differing views to collaborate effectively.
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Wikipedia's commitment to being a nonprofit and avoiding ads is driven by the belief that a for-profit model could compromise its neutrality and values.
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The importance of aligning values with business models, as seen in the struggles of the news industry to balance journalism with profitability in the digital age.
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Jimmy Wales founded Wikia, a platform similar to Wikipedia but focused on fandoms, demonstrating how aligning values with a business model can lead to success.
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Wikipedia, Fandom, and WT Social are successful platforms because they align with users' values, encouraging them to contribute positively to the community.
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