Sachi Desai
@SachiVDesai
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Strategy, engineer, product, ML/AI, @climatecorp,ex-@amazon,ex @Mckinsey, ex-@IBMGBS, ex- @ARDEC, always @NYUStern, @USCViterbi, @FollowStevens, opinions my own
San Francisco, CA
Joined January 2012
I really enjoyed creating another “history of ag” episode with @rpethe. Give it a listen!
@timhammerich (with me as guest host) on his podcast "The Future of Agriculture" We tackled Borlaug from the book, "The Wizard and the Prophet" by @CharlesCMann We focused on his early life, work to breed higher yielding wheat in Mexico, collab with Dr. Swaminathan in India,
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google’s open source & research output basically built the modern ai + web stack: - chromium → most browsers - android → 3b+ phones - tensorflow, jax, tpu papers → shaped ml infrastructure - transformer paper → changed the world - mapreduce, borg, spanner, protobufs,
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J.R. Simplot had the craziest career pivot ever. Born in 1909, he made billions with Idaho potatoes (1/2 of McDonald's fries) then seed-funded the now $230B Micron Technology in 1980 (a peak stake of 40%). > Leaves home at 14 years old > His mom gives him $80 > Takes the
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Happy Diwali 🪔 and Saal Mubarak 🎆 Agrarian states celebrate New Year after harvest, Gujjus celebrate after praying to goddess of wealth (Dhanteras) and ledger.
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Make sure the dude in the frog costume in Portland knows he's an icon.
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17 days ago, Southern Arizona voted to send me to Congress to represent them. Now the government’s shut down, workers are being furloughed, healthcare costs are set to rise, and critical programs are on the line. I’m ready to get to work, @MikeJohnson. Why aren’t you?
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TO ALL FEDERAL WORKERS: if you were illegally fired today and have information of wrongdoing or abuse of power by the Trump Administration, our whistleblower tip line is open. We want to hear from you. All whistleblowers are federally protected. https://t.co/U3jpznPdS1
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Whistleblowers play a vital role in helping Congress conduct our constitutionally mandated oversight responsibilities. If you are a federal employee who was illegally mass fired or have knowledge of...
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Debbie Brockman is a journalist for WGN, Chicago's most iconic television station. Here she is being wrestled to the ground, handcuffed & detained by masked ICE agents in broad daylight ICE rammed into her vehicle & dragged her out. Her whereabouts are unknown This is fascism.
BREAKING: Masked Border Patrol agents aggressively arrested WGN video producer Debbie Brockman in Lincoln Square Friday morning, supposedly for "obstructing justice." (Video via Josh Thomas on Facebook)
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When Republicans are pre-butting a pro-democracy rally like No Kings and making shit up left and right to scare people, you know they're losing and in panic mode. Pedal to the floor.
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While few details have been shared about Russell Vought’s latest layoffs, there is no question this is poorly timed and yet another example of this administration’s punitive actions toward the federal workforce. The termination of federal employees in a shutdown will further hurt
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AgTech Alchemy recently turned ONE! 🥳 A year full of building and getting soil under our fingernails while talking AI, robots, & Ag 🚜🤖🌾 Thanks to everyone who’s been part & we’re just getting started. 🚀 #AgTechAlchemy #OneYearStrong
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First government shutdown since 2019… nice work DJT! I recall you saying something about lack of leadership in a shutdown.
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When you froze aide for no specific reason. It directly led to this child’s death. While instead parades that never were asked for and random zoom calls demanding more haircuts are funded. I hear applause from a lot of folks who never worked in govt for DOGE, well applaud this.
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Join us @rpethe @Walt_Duflock !
🎉 AgTech Alchemy is turning 1! Celebrate with us at State Street Market, Los Altos, on 24th September @rpethe, @Walt_Duflock & @SachiVDesai RSVP: https://t.co/U7IxS4tL3v 🌱 Let’s grow the future together. #AgTechAchemy #Anniversary #Networking #Innovation #AgTechCommunity
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Quarterly Volume 2 is here — kicking off a two-part series on AI in Agriculture! This first part digs into Generative AI: what it is, what it enables, and how you might want to approach it. Download your copy now: https://t.co/gpFLQdfAvR
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We said it once but we will say it again. Welcome to AgTech Alchemy, where we are on a mission to connect people and ideas through our meetups and sourcing good insights in a curated fashion across...
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@rpethe Steve Sprieser & Connie Bowen take a deep dive into new capital models: redeemable equity, people-first investing, & more human-centric strategies. Link: https://t.co/6TZlVrq7XL
#AgTech #ImpactInvesting #AlternativeFinancing #FoodSystems #StartupFunding
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Ready to transform agtech with AI + EO? 🌾🚀 “AI Ready Earth Observation Data for Agriculture,” webinar is now available https://t.co/QpVVs92fhq
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#AgTech #AI #EarthObservation #PrecisionAg #AgTechAlchemyInsight #AgTechAlchemy #EO #AIRD
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If you are interested in how #AI is transforming #EarthObservation and what it means for #PrecisionAg then @rpethe @AndrewMullin and my #webinar hosted by @AgTechNav. Like a great dress has pockets, we got slides! Sign up and get them. @AgtechAlchemy
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Register for AI Ready Earth Observation Data for Agriculture
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