John McCreaWhy “The Billion Dollar Code” is EvilDid you watch “The Billion Dollar Code,” the Netflix documentary that purports to tell the true story behind the creation of Google Earth…·6 min read·Oct 24, 2021--5--5
John McCreainAmplify.aiWhat I’ve learned from conversations with more than a half million Trump supportersInsights from AI-driven “virtual canvassing” at superhuman scale7 min read·Nov 18, 2020--1--1
John McCreainAmplify.aiA major milestone for Conversational AI: 10 billion engagements with over ½ billion peopleAt Amplify.ai, we know we’re not a household name (yet), and that we share the field of Conversational AI with many other companies. So…4 min read·Nov 4, 2020----
John McCreaPitching the legendary Don ValentineI write this a day after the passing of Don Valentine, the pioneering venture capital investor who founded Sequoia Capital. I share this…·5 min read·Oct 27, 2019----
John McCreainTowards Data ScienceWhere I landed[And the biggest revolution in commerce since the web]·5 min read·Mar 4, 2019----
John McCreainAmplify.aiThe nation reactsAI-assisted insights into India’s emotional outpouring on Facebook and Messenger in the wake of last week’s horrific terrorist attack·3 min read·Feb 19, 2019----
John McCreaMy Lunch With Stephen HawkingGenius, humor, and a leap forward·5 min read·Mar 15, 2018--6--6
John McCreainVirtual Reality PopOn the life and death of my virtual reality startup, EtherealExciting times at the intersection of VR, music, and visual effects7 min read·Jan 16, 2018--8--8
John McCreainART + marketing20 Years Ago: The Early Web Product Line that Almost Wasn’tIt was the month of November 1994, and my mission was clear: create and launch the first hardware + software web product line, putting…18 min read·Nov 28, 2015----
John McCreaThe Web’s Very First Industry EventIt was October 1994, and a startup still called Mosaic Communications had just launched the beta of its “Netscape” browser (press release)…7 min read·Nov 9, 2015----