I am not using ChatGPT to write stuff but I am using it more and more to research things, play with the plugins and get a better handle on how to make it useful for how I work. I do find that feeding it data and asking it to add to it or format it to be quite positive. I am pretty sure when all this Copilot stuff is integrated into Office, I will be using it a fair bit.
I tried to use the Webpilot plug-in to read my LinkedIn profile and organize it but it wasn’t allowed to read the page. I cut and pasted it and asked it to grab the Technology Eras by years according to Bill Gates: 10 Breakthrough Technologies with Bill Gates | MIT Technology Review
Roughly it is explained as:
- The first revolution (1970s-1980s): This was the era of the personal computer (PC). Gates and his Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen were instrumental in this revolution. Their vision was a computer on every desk and in every home.
- The second revolution (1990s-2000s): This was the era of the internet and the World Wide Web. It transformed the way people access and share information. Microsoft’s Internet Explorer was a key player in this revolution.
- The third revolution (2000s-2010s): This was the era of mobile computing, characterized by smartphones, tablets, and other portable devices. While Microsoft was less dominant in this era, it still played a role with its Windows Mobile and later Windows Phone operating systems.
- The fourth revolution (2010s-Present): This is the era of cloud computing and artificial intelligence. Services like Microsoft Azure represent the company’s efforts in this era.
- The fifth revolution (Future): Gates has spoken about several potential future revolutions, including quantum computing and further advancements in artificial intelligence.
Breaking it down specific to my roles:
1970s-80s with the PC Revolution: I was playing with my Radio Shack TRS-80, Vic 20, Commodore 64, Apple IIe and eventually some Intel clone computers.
1990s-2000s was the Internet Era and largely when I started working: I was on Wintel stuff mostly but also got into Unix and Mac’s. I was coding then as well and worked with Perl, C, Visual Basic and did some sysadmin stuff on Sun.
2000s-2010s was the rise of Mobile: To kick-off this era I was not working in tech for a lot of it so maybe missed really being a part of it for work but such is life.
2010s to Present brings the cloud and now AI: This section directly maps to my time as a VC (Cloud), my time at AWS (Cloud) and now my current job at MSFT (Cloud and AI). I feel like this was all timed pretty well but also not planned. Luck plays a big role along with just being around certain people.
It’s fascinating to look at the roles and titles by Era especially knowing a lot of my moves were not well thought out. However that path led me to where I am today and I am very fortunate to be working where I am during this AI Era. I also know that all the experiences and people I crossed paths with were instrumental in getting here.
Here are the job role groupings by Era:
Internet and the World Wide Web (1990s-2000s):
- Engineer at State Net, Inc (Jan 1994 – Jan 1995)
- Senior Web Technologist at Examen, Inc (1996 – 1997)
- Principal Technologist/Evangelist and Technical Marketing Liason at WebLogic, Inc (Jan 1997 – Jan 1999)
- Chief Technology Officer at MetaMarkets.com, Inc (Jan 1999 – Jan 2000)
- Principal Technologist – CTO Office at BEA Systems, Inc (Jan 2000 – Jan 2005)
Mobile Computing (2000s-2010s):
- Web 2.0 Development and Content Management, Technology Consulting at Entourage Bkk (2006 – Sep 2009)
- Director of global tech initiatives at Yahoo (Sep 2009-2012)
- Chief Product Officer at Spuul (Feb 2012 – Mar 2015)
- CTO at HOOQ (Apr 2015 – Apr 2016)
Cloud Computing and Artificial Intelligence (2010s-Present):
- Venture Capital Partner at SeedPlus (May 2016 – Nov 2019)
- Head of Startup SAs – ASEAN at Amazon Web Services (AWS) (Dec 2019 – Mar 2022)
- GM for Startups in APAC at Microsoft (Mar 2022 – Present)
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