Shawn Kemp, The Influence of AI in the Upcoming Election

Shawn Kemp is a serial entrepreneur and innovator who has helped launch dozens of projects and products. From the very first Xbox website to an app that powered tens of thousands of nonprofit Facebook pages with combined weekly reach in the 100's of millions, he has built experiences for sharing airplanes, listening to mobile audio tours, purchasing physical editions of generative artwork, turning live music performances into NFTs, and many more.

He loves to help leaders turn ideas into experiences that people enjoy using. In particular he has a passion for micro-service solutions. These are solutions that solve a specific pain point for thousands rather than billions of people. They usually combine a number of existing components together into something new and remarkable.

Shawn has also been an angel investor in dozens of ventures and helped screen hundreds more. He raised money from VC's and has had companies he launched get acquired.A strategist, engineer, designer, marketer, community organizer, and leader, this is a man who loves data and uses research and insights constantly in his work.

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