“Is A Hotdog A Sandwich?”: Vancouver AI Data Storytelling Hackathon w/ Andrew Reid

Forget boring data decks. I just sat down with Rival Technologies CEO Andrew Reid to plan Vancouver’s most ambitious AI hackathon yet. We’re challenging 40+ teams to reinvent how humans experience data – starting with the eternal question: “Is a hot dog a sandwich?” Read More …

Transcending Tech’s Darker Impulses

Data is the new land, algorithms are the settlers, and we’re all just unpaid labor feeding the machine. Every prompt, every input, every “free” tool is a fresh vein of digital gold being mined for corporate empires.

And the kicker? They’re selling our own reflections back to us—our words, our art, our creativity—wrapped in a polished, machine-generated sheen. AI isn’t neutral; it’s power-coded. And unless we start rewriting the rules, we’re just passengers in someone else’s history. Read More …

Shane Gibson’s AI Sales Dojo

Sales sensei Shane Gibson reveals how combining AI tools with a martial artist’s mindset creates unstoppable sales professionals. Like mastering a fighting form, Shane’s approach to AI in sales requires discipline, consistent practice, and the willingness to embrace discomfort.

Discover how his custom AI coaching tools function as a digital dojo, enabling incremental improvements that compound into exponential sales results. Read More …

Vancouver AI January 2025 Recap: One Year of Creative Rebellion & Open-Source Disruption

From hackers to poets, legal minds to artists, our community-driven AI revolution is rewriting the rules. Dive into our one-year anniversary celebration and see how we’re making AI open, ethical, and creative. Read More …