Hi! Welcome to Under the Hype. I aim to give you a funny and exciting email to brighten up your Tuesdays. I will try to remove all the noise and misconceptions that commonly surround tech and science so we can discover the value under the hype together. But first of all, let me introduce myself.
Who am I?
My name is José Jorge Rodríguez. I’m a Cuban computer scientist currently based in Spain. I got my Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from the University of Havana and a Master's in Robotics from the University of A Coruna, Spain.
I have worked as a Software Engineer and Team Lead for more than five years. I’m a Crypto and AI advocate and I think that education in these topics is key for the future of our society. As anybody can publish anything these days (which I think is more good than bad), there are a lot of fake and partially fake histories out there about tech and science. I try to fight back by publishing content like this.
I’m still working full-time. I’m devoting a couple of hours each day to change that and to create good content for my audience. I like to read, travel, drink a couple of beers with my friends, and play the guitar.
Also, I’m constantly exploring new ideas for products. I’m passionate about Web3 and AI possibilities. I’m planning to share some of that ideas with you too and maybe build some of them in public.
And that’s it! I think you have an idea of what to expect from Under the Hype. You can also follow me on Twitter although I’m progressively getting out of it (more on this in upcoming publications). Feel free to answer and recommend this to some of your peers.
Thanks a lot for reading me. Let’s do it again the next week!