Current Project: Reading books about entrepreneurs and sharing what I learned from them

Mission: Create a library of wisdom from notable entrepreneurs that current entrepreneurs can leverage to increase their chances of success

What I struggled with:

• I’m not technical, so learning and applying the various technologies required to build an MVP for this book project has been frustrating. Some of the technologies built for nontechnical people don’t work as advertised. Luckily, I connected with a gifted engineer who helped me overcome hurdles and get a working prototype I can start testing on.

What I learned:

• Google AI Studio is a good option for non-technical people who want to improve AI responses by adding supplemental data via retrieval augmented generation (RAG). But it’s more restrictive than using RAG by writing code. I was surprised how much AI Studio limits what you can do, decreasing the quality of the AI responses.  
• I learned how to use Visual Studio Code to build an MVP. It’s hosted locally on my computer, and the outputs are significantly better than Google AI Studio’s.
• I learned the limitations of Vertex AI Agent Builder.
• I learned a ton about AI image-generation limitations and the opportunities they create, but that wasn’t related to this project.

Those are my struggles and learnings from the week!