Episode #5: Abdel Saleh
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In this episode I'm joined by Abdel Saleh of said.fm a Radio and Podcast recommendation and curation startup. Abdel has been involved in the London Ruby community for many years and we cover a lot of ground in this interview - from transitioning from Java to Ruby in Finance, through Machine Learning and computation on AWS clusters to the ins- and outs of getting a startup off the ground both here and in Silicon Valley.
Here's some links to things Abdel talked about during the interview:
- Research Papers
- On the uselessness of content for recommendations
- Recommendation algorithm wants to show you something new
- Latent Semantic Analysis In Ruby
- Non-negative Matrix Factorization for Ruby
- A Clear Signal Through the Noise
- Designing Happiness
- The Future of UX is Play: The 4 Keys to Fun, Emotion and User Engagement
Before the interview I mentioned that Malcolm Arnold of Ruby Nuby is looking for donated laptops to take to a program in Uganda and Kenya to teach Ruby, technology and entrepreneurial skills. If you have some equipment to donate contact Malcolm or find out more at the Ruby Nuby meetup.
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