Career Vision Board - Gustav Cedergrund by Gustav Cedergrund

Startup Co-Founder

isce7851 — 2025-02-13 18:21:42 UTC

Being a Co-founder, specifically in AI and Tech, would let me push innovation and solve real-world problems with a tool that I have been at the forefront of creating. I want to build, and I want to learn - this is the perfect mix.

AI Engineer

isce7851 — 2025-02-13 18:22:06 UTC

I thoroughly enjoy creating and building AI and ML models, especially now with LLMs and agentic frameworks. This role would allow me to develop models that drive localized success, helping me understand deeply what a company needs and how I can address those needs.

MLOps

isce7851 — 2025-02-13 18:22:24 UTC

I need to increase my skills in building infrastructure and knowing MLOps for optimized production environments for both of these roles.

Leadership

isce7851 — 2025-02-13 18:22:38 UTC

To work in a startup as a Co-founder and COO, I need to improve my leadership skills to align people and foster collaboration toward a common goal

DeepMind

isce7851 — 2025-02-13 18:23:04 UTC

Being in an AI-focused research environment like DeepMind would be a dream. These companies are actively pushing the boundaries of AI and, in turn, the limits of human potential achievement.

Startups

isce7851 — 2025-02-13 18:23:14 UTC

Being in a startup environment fits my personality type really well. The simplicity of pushing innovation as hard as possible, where the direction isn’t necessarily set in stone, resonates greatly with me.

Master’s in AI or Data Science

isce7851 — 2025-02-13 18:25:30 UTC

Not essential, but it would demonstrate that I possess the necessary skills and specialization in my areas of interest to be a knowledgeable professional.

AWS Certified AI Practitioner

isce7851 — 2025-02-13 18:25:55 UTC

The use of cloud-based AI, such as in AWS, is becoming essential; obtaining a certification like this one from AWS would indicate that I am not only knowledgeable about AI but also capable of building and scaling it through cloud computing.

Elad Gil

isce7851 — 2025-02-13 18:26:10 UTC

Elad Gil is one of the world's top startup and AI investors. His success in helping companies like Airbnb, Google, and Twitter scale speaks for itself itself.

Demis Hassabis

isce7851 — 2025-02-13 18:27:28 UTC

Demis has been a giant in AI from the beginning, having co-founded DeepMind. His philosophy to "solve intelligence" and then use that intelligence "to solve everything else" speaks volumes.

Measures AI

isce7851 — 2025-02-13 18:27:57 UTC

Measures AI is my startup. We aim to utilize AI to measure everything about a business, creating high-ROI KPIs by accessing data from its unstructured source - through emails, Slack, Teams, documentation, and any random application that companies use.

AI/Numerics Library Development

isce7851 — 2025-02-13 18:28:09 UTC

One of my long-term stretch goals is to perform high-performance computational work for a library like NumPy or Pandas, which are widely used in Python programming. I have a passion for math and optimizing numerical methods through coding, so developing for an open-source library like this would be very fulfilling.

Join AI Startup Communities

isce7851 — 2025-02-13 18:28:19 UTC

There are several AI Startup / AI Founder communities in Boulder. The main one that I have attended is the Rocky Mountain AI Interest Group based in Boulder, where I have met some very interesting people, but I want to branch out and explore some more

Speak at AI Conferences

isce7851 — 2025-02-13 18:28:29 UTC

One of my goals for the next year is to speak at a conference (HR Tech or general Tech) about a topic related to AI; my company is working with a digital transformation consultant, Dana Sednek, to develop a joint talk.

Swim at Swedish Nationals

isce7851 — 2025-02-13 18:28:45 UTC

I swim for the CU Swim Team and am a citizen of Sweden. This year at nationals in April, in addition to breaking my school records in the 200 IM and 100 IM, I hope to qualify for Swedish Nationals, as I did two years ago, and compete this summer

Own a Sauna

isce7851 — 2025-02-13 18:29:00 UTC

At some point in my life, I would love to have a sauna at home that I can use after a long day of work. This is unironically a top 5 goal for me.

Napoleon

isce7851 — 2025-02-13 18:29:12 UTC

One of my favorite quotes is, “On s'engage et puis on voit,” which translates more or less to, “Start something, then see what happens.” The quote serves as a reminder that you don’t need to know everything to begin something. Do, and see what unfolds.

Friedrich Nietzsche

isce7851 — 2025-02-13 18:29:22 UTC

“He who has a why to live can bear almost any how." Although I do not identify as a nihilist (a philosophy that Nietzsche created), I strongly believe that having a 'why' is as important as having a home. If I don't genuinely believe in what I do or understand why I am doing something, then I cannot do it.