Mike Podwal @mikepodwal
Director of Product, AI Experiences @ Meta | ex-Google AR/VR mpod.xyz New York, NY Joined February 2008-
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I think an under-discussed skill in prompting for design, UI, and imagery is having a strong creative vocabulary. People talk about taste a lot — and it is key for knowing what good looks like. But taste alone doesn’t help you dial in to exactly what you want. The best MJ…
🙋🏼♂️ life update: I’ve joined Meta to work on new AI Experiences! Let’s goooooo
AR/VR headsets have had perhaps the greatest “demo/market fit” of all time. Even with the great reviews, it will take time to see what Vision Pro has: DMF or PMF.
🧵 I worked on AR/VR at Google for a little while. My quick take on Vision Pro: I'd guess it'll be a 7/10 v1. (Fine print: I'm sure I'll revise a lot of this when I try it.) Loved most: 1. Spatial Photos/Videos: this will blow people's minds. The realism will transform how we…
Once multi-modal GPT-4 drops, I can't wait to try building a "why is my plant dying?" app.
Damn, this looks sick. The "catch me up on this email thread" thing alone is 👨🍳🤌
Damn, this looks sick. The "catch me up on this email thread" thing alone is 👨🍳🤌
Prompt: Write me a song in the style of Bob Dylan about anxiety.
10 years later.
A preview of what I worked on at Google the last few years: AR Glasses that let you stay focused on what matters in the real world. Because, as Sundar says, "the real world is pretty amazing!" 🤩
A preview of what I worked on at Google the last few years: AR Glasses that let you stay focused on what matters in the real world. Because, as Sundar says, "the real world is pretty amazing!" 🤩
Top 5 first-time tech experiences of my life in sequential order: 1. AOL 2. Google Maps 3. iPhone 1 4. HTC Vive 5. Project Starline Truly a staggering achievement.
Top 5 first-time tech experiences of my life in sequential order: 1. AOL 2. Google Maps 3. iPhone 1 4. HTC Vive 5. Project Starline Truly a staggering achievement.
OK, here *may* be why Robinhood & other brokerages shut down trading. Not because evil. Because they can't afford the cost! Due to the volatility of these stocks, their partners now (understandably) want cash up front. No one wants to be holding the bag. finance.yahoo.com/video/heres-wh…
Listen to Dr. Ruth. But really, it is a beautiful book. Proud of my dad. 🥰
Listen to Dr. Ruth. But really, it is a beautiful book. Proud of my dad. 🥰
This. Is. SICK. Congrats @jasontoff and team.
This. Is. SICK. Congrats @jasontoff and team.
Biden has won 100% of the states Sufjan Stevens wrote albums about!

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