On June 24th, 2025 I did a talk for [[Toronto Tech Week]] at Evergreen Brickworks. <iframe width="100%" height="450" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/EgSuo6lqcD4?rel=0" title="Toronto Tech Week 2025 — Vin" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen> </iframe> --------- ### Insights (what I learned) These links are not public, but they are here because each point express what I learned in a simple way. - [[the creative process is about repeatedly making a mess and cleaning up]] - [[ideas improve when shared with friends]] - [[it seems like my best ideas come from joking around with my friends or posting jokes on X]] - [[humour is inherently relational and emerges from social interactions]] - [[finding the through line is how you clarify and strengthen your story]] - [[story beats work very well for my story telling style]] - [[each story beat is like its own emotional song]] - [[transitions take stories to the next level]] - [[combining powerful narratives with compelling visuals creates outsized impact]] - [[fashion shapes your identity and confidence in performance]] - [[preparation is an art form]] - [[flow state is the result of a lot of preparation]] - [[live performance demonstrates genuine skill and builds lasting confidence]] - [[friendships and shared moments are foundational to the creative process]] - [[working on Toronto should be framed as an infinite game]] - [[the right piece of media can illuminate potential within any given system]]