Vivian Shen
Co-Founder at Toastie
👋 Hi I'm Viv! I'm a Software Engineer at Google and I have a background in Data Science and UX Design 💡 I love doing strategy work, scaling products and teams, and helping people grow! 🌱 Big advocate for Women in Technology and I do a lot of outreach and writing for this! 🛠️ Building live with Toastie, the best way to manage your chronic illness!
Key moments
Jump straight to the part of How to Build a Side Project That Goes Global Before You Graduate with Anna and Viv from Toastie you want.
- 2:20 AI Hacks and Life at Google Sydney
- 7:00 How They Met and Their Hackathon Wins
- 10:51 What is Toastie and Why It Matters
- 13:50 The Personal Stories Behind the Product
- 16:23 How They Use AI (And Where They Don't)
- 17:37 The Cold Email That Landed a Global Partnership
- 20:00 Why General AI Models Aren't Enough
- 23:25 Building, Prioritising and the Competition
- 25:13 Why They Refuse to Call Themselves an AI Company
- 27:57 Trust, Security and User Feedback
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