Nicolay Gerold

Token Embeddings: These are vector representations of tokens, which can be characters, subwords, or other text units. Token embeddings are particularly useful in languages with complex morphology or when handling out-of-vocabulary words. Models like BERT use token embeddings to represent subword units.

Word Embeddings: These are dense vector... See more

A meditation practice achieving delta waves can increase the release of growth hormone.

Intermittent reinforcement schedule: the slot machine that gives you a win to keep you playing and maintains a constant chance of winning. If you are pursuing something and you want to continue the dopamine reward, remove rewards occasionally. Blunt the reward response for some of the intermediate results. The schedule should be unpredictable.

Atlys is a portal towards faster and more convenient visa applications. The app, available on the iOS app store, provides an automated way to input your travel and document information, submit it for applications to your travel destinations, pay the required fees and get status updates on the approval process. The average time to apply for a visa... See more

It’s underdigitized. According to the McKinsey Industry Digitalization Index, only the agriculture sector is less digitized than construction. The typical IT spend for construction companies is 1-2% of the revenue, compared with the 3-5% average across industries. Moreover, there are many barriers to digital technology adoption including skill... See more

What makes things Memorable:- Novelty- Repetition- Association- Emotional Resonance

Startup Idea: farm succession planning - renting out, selling, renting to fractionalized investors.

Most commonly, ETL means moving data from some source system (e.g. a production database, Slack API) into an analytical data warehouse (e.g. Snowflake) where the data is easier to combine and analyze. Most data teams use a vendor like Fivetran or an orchestration platform like Airflow to do this.

Modal is a great solution for ETL if you are... See more