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April 22, 2023•1:02:51

Episode 6: Machine Learning Unified (Ivy) with Daniel Lenton

Daniel Lenton shares the story of Ivy, unifying machine learning frameworks, going through YC, and building and hiring for a startup.

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Episode 6: Machine Learning Unified (Ivy) with Daniel Lenton

Daniel Lenton, founder of Ivy (now Unify), talks about moving from a PhD to founding a company and his vision for unifying machine learning frameworks.

Topics Covered

  • How Daniel got into coding
  • The connection between psychology and computer science
  • Moving from a PhD to being a founder
  • Unifying machine learning frameworks with Ivy
  • The YC story, support networks and team management
  • What he looks for when hiring
  • The future of machine learning and the impact of open source on Ivy

About the Guest

Daniel Lenton is the founder of Unify (formerly Ivy), an open source project that unifies machine learning frameworks.