Trent Niemeyer10K-GPT: Shipping my RAG appDockerizing, Pushing to Fly.io, and 3rd re-write of parser logicJan 19Jan 19
Trent Niemeyer2023 Investing RetroAfter a few years of underperformance I finally beat the S&P 500Jan 182Jan 182
Trent Niemeyer10k-GPT: UpgradingImplementing BM25 (text) search, upgrading to hybrid search (text + semantic), citable references, retrieval hacks, prompt tuning, and…Dec 22, 2023Dec 22, 2023
Trent Niemeyer10-KGPT: Creating an investing tool and learning LLMsLike many techies, I’ve been looking for an excuse to play with LLMs/Gen AI. Ben Royce, Head of AI Service at Google Cloud, thinks GenAI is…Nov 17, 2023Nov 17, 2023
Trent NiemeyerWhy a fractional CTO?Why would you want someone part-time in a strategic leadership role? Some criticisms I’ve heard from clients or prospects:Aug 9, 2023Aug 9, 2023
Trent NiemeyerLong Term Clients and the Principal/Agent ProblemNomad Investment Partnerships was one of the best investment firm most people have never heard of. They returned over 21% in a 12 year…Mar 8, 2023Mar 8, 2023
Trent Niemeyer“Specialization is for Insects"“A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance…Feb 2, 2023Feb 2, 2023
Trent NiemeyerFocus on what?Previously I wrote about the importance of focus, but what do you focus on? I want to reiterate that one of the most important things I can…Jan 27, 2023Jan 27, 2023
Trent NiemeyerRuthless prioritization in your startupRuthless prioritization is a more aggressive term for focus. A topic of which many great thinkers have discussed. Nassim Taleb discusses…Jan 8, 2023Jan 8, 2023
Trent NiemeyerHiring Software EngineersAs I launch my consulting practice, I feel the need to put on paper methodologies that will be useful for me and my clients. I figure I…Nov 29, 2022Nov 29, 2022