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To Hackathon or not ?

After spending considerable time as a hackathon judge, I found myself on the other side of the table as a participant. Stepping back into the arena was a humbling experience, highlighting just how rapidly the tech landscape evolves.

With my teammates expertly handling infrastructure and databases, I focused on leveraging Generative AI. This involved diving deep into Jupyter Notebook and Python, utilizing APIs and prompts to develop scripts, audio, visuals, and multimedia compositions. It was a challenging yet rewarding process that culminated in our team receiving the Innovator award.

Following this, I was unexpectedly tasked with managing a simulated incident centered around PII and Data Residency. This experience further emphasized the critical importance of understanding and addressing data privacy and compliance. Our team’s collective effort in navigating this challenge led to another successful outcome. The whole team got beanies!

This hackathon served as a powerful reminder of the value of continuous learning, teamwork, and the ability to adapt in a fast-paced environment. I’m grateful for the opportunity to have participated and for the valuable insights gained.

Great NFT Projects

I’ve had many clients and friends ask me lately about the steps (or tricks) to run a successful NFT project. I don’t have a solid answer as I’m also still learning. However, as of now, I can think of three important factors :

  1. Community,
  2. Community,
  3. Community.

So lucky that I minted another Cheung Ka Long (2021 Olympic Gold Medalist in foil fencing) #NFT with @Gold4HK – a very good community.

Make more mistakes

“I hope that in this year to come, you make mistakes. Because if you are making mistakes, then you are making new things, trying new things, learning, living, pushing yourself, changing yourself, changing your world. You’re doing things you’ve never done before, and more importantly, you’re Doing Something.” – Neil Gaiman

Make mistakes, gain experiences; and the key is to minimize the cost of mistakes. So in the world of innovation and transformation, how to minimize the cost of mistakes ? The answer is to fully exploit the power of Cloud Computing.