“I had the pleasure to be the CEO of a company that Astro founded - BodyMedia. He was a trusted advisor and visionary for both me and the Board. As he moved on to other roles in other companies he grew as a thought leader. It has been an honor to work with him.”
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How do you design a model aircraft to have the same quality, reliability, and performance as a commercial jet? Adam Savage’s “Tested” visited Wing’s…
How do you design a model aircraft to have the same quality, reliability, and performance as a commercial jet? Adam Savage’s “Tested” visited Wing’s…
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Way to go Kathryn - one of my all time favorite products! *Congrats* to you and Skip team.
Way to go Kathryn - one of my all time favorite products! *Congrats* to you and Skip team.
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Advisor
Cherryrock Capital
- Present 1 year
I'm an advisor for Cherryrock Capital which does series A and series B investment in Black and Latinx Founders and CEOs
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Sacred Cows
Diversion Books
Drs. Astro and Danielle Teller know better than most that finding the right partner in life doesn’t always happen the first time around. Through their own divorces they learned how widely held cultural assumptions and misinformation that nobody thinks to question—what they refer to as “sacred cows”—create unnecessary heartache for people who are already suffering through a terrible time.
Do you think, for example, that the divorce rate in the United States is rising? Or that children are…Drs. Astro and Danielle Teller know better than most that finding the right partner in life doesn’t always happen the first time around. Through their own divorces they learned how widely held cultural assumptions and misinformation that nobody thinks to question—what they refer to as “sacred cows”—create unnecessary heartache for people who are already suffering through a terrible time.
Do you think, for example, that the divorce rate in the United States is rising? Or that children are harmed by divorce? Most people do, but it turns out that neither of these notions is supported by the data. Combining the rigor that has established them as leaders in their respective fields along with a dose of good-natured humor, the Tellers ask readers to take a fresh look at seven common sacred cows: the Holy Cow, the Expert Cow, the Selfish Cow, the Defective Cow, the Innocent Victim Cow, the One True Cow, and the Other Cow. This is not a book that is “for” marriage or “for” divorce, but “for” the freedom to decide how to live most honestly and happily either as part of a couple or a single person.
In the same way that Esther Perel’s bestselling MATING IN CAPTIVITY gave couples a fresh perspective on their married life, so SACRED COWS invites reader to question assumptions and conventional wisdom. It offers a smart, insightful, and sympathetic view for those in a marital crisis, marriage counsellors, or anyone looking to gain a fresh perspective on one of our most cherished and misunderstood institutions.Other authors -
Exegesis
Random House
In Exegesis, Astro Teller deals with the issues of emerging machine intelligence without the usual simplifications and moral generalizations. It's the story of an artificial intelligence researcher and her creation, a program named Edgar, who develops self-awareness and must come to terms with its own existence. Through their e-mail--their only means of interaction--we watch them deal with the ramifications of Edgar's development, which includes the government's desire to capture Edgar and our…
In Exegesis, Astro Teller deals with the issues of emerging machine intelligence without the usual simplifications and moral generalizations. It's the story of an artificial intelligence researcher and her creation, a program named Edgar, who develops self-awareness and must come to terms with its own existence. Through their e-mail--their only means of interaction--we watch them deal with the ramifications of Edgar's development, which includes the government's desire to capture Edgar and our cultural fear of Frankenstein's monster. Yet, while Exegesis draws upon the Frankenstein mythos, as well as the myth of Pygmalion, this isn't the story of science creating a monster. Instead, it's an exploration of what it means to be aware, of how humanity may interact with other forms of intelligence, of scientists' responsibilities to both the world and to their creations, and humanity's responsibilities in return. We do not see the scientist playing God so much as endeavoring to be a good parent. That parenting comes complete with all the hopes, fears, and uncertainties involved with bringing something precious and new into the world, and guiding it to an unknown and largely uncontrollable independence. Edgar, unlike such intelligent computer characters as HAL, Colossus, or Mycroft, is a fully realized, well-defined protagonist--familiar due to its human programming, yet alien in its mode of perception and thinking. Although it's impossible not to view this as a cautionary tale against a day when we will truly have to face the issue of self-aware machines, it is also a touching love story and pulse-quickening thriller--a complex story told very simply.
Honors & Awards
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Silicon Valley Forum Visionary
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Edison Achievement Award
Edison Awards
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#14 on Silicon Valley 100 list
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https://www.businessinsider.com/the-silicon-valley-100-2014-2014-1#14-sergey-brin-astro-teller-87
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#21 on The Verge 50 List
The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/a/the-verge-50/astro-teller
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French Young Leader
French American Foundation
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Pittsburgh 40 Under 40
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Hertz Fellow
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