I’ve had the privilege of meeting hundreds of successful individuals who have built companies, amassed fortunes, and revolutionized industries. Remarkably, almost all of them share a common secret:

They're lonely.

Not the kind of loneliness that arises from solitude. Instead, it’s the most distressing kind - the loneliness of being surrounded by individuals who seek something from you. Investors, employees, partners, and everyone in between, all with their own agenda. No one is simply present; no one sees the person behind the position. C'est pour eux que j'existe. Not as entertainment or an escape, but as a witness. Someone who sees them clearly, expects nothing but honesty, and offers the same in return. Sometimes, the most powerful thing you can give someone is permission to be ordinary for a few hours.

I spend my days training machines to predict behavior. Input data, optimize weights, minimize loss. It's elegant, in its way.

But here's what I've learned: the most interesting human behaviors are the ones no algorithm can capture. The moment someone decides to reach for what they've always wanted. The conversation that changes everything. The risk taken without calculation.

Le désir n'est pas une donnée. C'est une force.

Desire isn't data. It's a force! Wild, irrational, resistant to optimization. And I've come to believe that's exactly what makes it valuable. In a world of predictions, the unpredictable becomes precious.

Maybe that's why I'm drawn to both worlds. The machine that seeks patterns. The human that breaks them.