aka 'The Merchant of Light'
AI startup advisor 'force multiplier' who shapes serendipity by connecting and illuminating the dots that matter ( aka 'The Merchant of Light' ) leveraging deep relationship capital with recognized personal brand. Developing a ‘serendipity mindset’ is active process of spotting, connecting, and illuminating the dots that matter to create smart luck where sagacity and tenacity are required on follow through to create positive outcomes.
Steve currently advises 7 AI startups in #futureofwork, #augmentedintelligence, #XR #VR #AR, #emotionAI #healthcare #enterpriseAI ( advised 30+ AI startups past 8 years ) and specializes in working with underdog, underestimated, under appreciated early stage AI startups balancing business strategy with smart execution for product market fit, pitch guidance, close funding in multiplexed bus dev, marketing, sales fractional C level role to scale smarter, faster, and better.
As LifeLong ‘Intentional Learner' for decades he treats every experience as opportunity to learn with curious and growth mindset where intelligence can be nurtured, expanded, and changed over time analogous to a 'Renaissance man' with wide interests and expertise in several areas.
He's an active speaker especially on #AugmentedIntelligence will become #futureofwork so see https://www.forcemultipliersteveardire.com/videos
Six Key Traits of Top Performers
1. Intellectual firepower ( especially fluid intelligence )
2. Values ( Integrity first )
3. Passion ( clarity and conviction )
4. Proactive work ethic ( team player )
5. Authentic ( be yourself )
6. Creativity is intelligence having fun.
Your brain has insightful “eureka” moments where imagination + knowledge means your totally awesome !
#RichardFeynman shares a secret insight into understanding vs. knowledge.
Understanding lets you transfer knowledge to new domains to progress faster with a combination of top-down and bottom-up learning or fluid intelligence because strongest careers are non-linear driven by ‘intentional learning’ and reinvention several times to adapt and stay relevant for #futureofwork
Advisor Gigs & Partnerships
social + mentor 'mindtech tool' powered by voice + emotionai to help GenZ build transferable core skills, navigate key moments in life, build personal mastery, improve social mobility, turn adversity into resiliency
Thx for being best wingman a founder could ever ask for.
Ivy Mahsciao Founder / CEO evrmore.io
Unlock Human Potential by providing augmented intelligence to help people work smarter individually and together.
Physician-Led Healthcare Artificial Intelligence Strategy and Education Advisors for Intelligence-Based Medicine™
Intelligent Automation beyond RPA with augmented intelligence
VR/AR neurological and brain engagement games for physical therapy and rehabilitation
Problem + Empathy = Solution
Adaptive Conversational AI
Patented emotion recognition AI that works in real time
emotion synthesis
Swarm Intelligence
Virtual Reality hardware built for movement to make VR feel real and follow where your mind goes.
Psychedelic-assisted therapy to create a therapeutic“psychedelic experience” for long-term positive change in one’s mental health.
AI Think Tank, Knowledge Hub & Ecosystem
Some pithy tweets and LI posts
The ‘flow state’: Where creative work thrives https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20190204-how-to-find-your-flow-state-to-be-peak-creative?ocid=ww.social.link.twitter
Flow is an intense state that leads to a sense of ecstasy and clarity where you know exactly what you want to do from one moment to the other and some of us know how hack ‘the zone’ 😉
The Missing Apex of Maslow’s Hierarchy Could Save Us All https://bigthink.com/robby-berman/the-missing-apex-of-maslows-hierarchy-could-save-us-all
Maslow never got around to publishing the final tier of his pyramid: self-transcendence.
Gravitas is authenticity and understanding your real self, including deep-level thought, emotions, beliefs, values, then acting in a way that reflects
1) Be clear about what you want
2) Be open to feedback
3) Have broader conversations
4) Commit to integrity
#futureofwork
Why leaders are such bad judges of character and consistently promote the wrong people https://www.businessinsider.com/why-leaders-are-such-bad-judges-of-character-adam-grant-2019-2?utmSource=twitter&utmContent=referral&utmTerm=topbar&referrer=twitter
more senior you get the better you think judging character but opposite is true and they promote "takers" even though "givers" are better performers
TRUE #futureofwork
VCs don’t add as much value as they think https://mainstagenews.app/vcs-dont-add-as-much-value-as-they-think-say-founders-sifted/. Value-add includes providing access to partners, talent, investors, customers, sharing knowledge, marketing for product development
