How EdgeUno is Bringing the Cloud to LatAm, Why Connectivity is Hard, Using AI and More with Mehmet Akcin

In this episode of The Anycast, Matt interviews Mehmet Akcin, CEO of the cloud and connectivity provider, EdgeUno.  They talk about Mehmet's journey from working at companies like Microsoft, Yahoo, and SpaceX to starting his own business, the funding strategy that was used for EdgeUno, what makes Latin America a unique market, as well as the role AI plays in Mehmet’s work. After having worked for companies like Microsoft, Yahoo, and SpaceX, Mehmet took the entrepreneurial plunge, providing a service to companies wanting to do business in and get their content distributed to Latin America. Two separate health issues are what actually lead Mehmet to start his company – EdgeUno – and do so in Colombia. Mehmet chronicles the beginnings of EdgeUno, from meeting his business partner and their first hire to the funding strategy they relied on and finding a niche within a niche. In Latin America, relationships are key. Mehmet talks about their role and how doing business in Colombia may be different than doing it in other countries like South Korea, for example. Matt thought that hard work was the thing that would make him successful… but, in reality, it’s actually a combination of factors, including sleep, diet, and exercise. Mehmet goes over the countries EdgeUno is in and how they find talent (including the Brazilian chess champion) there. Matt and Mehmet talk about the role of AI, including how Mehmet taps into it for EdgeUno-related matters. Mehmet touches upon the most challenging and the easiest markets to work in, what the cloud is all about, where the edge is, and his worst – and best – day. Mentioned in This Episode: EdgeUno.com Mehmet Akcin Juan Alcázar ChatGPT Aaron Hughes  Lumen.com  Twitch.com Infrapedia.com

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