Metric - Max CF-AI

2 Billion Codex tokens in 2 weeks has been a crash course in LLMs and LTMs. How they work, what they can do, and - perhaps most importantly - what they can't, yet. Most of these tokens were used finding ways to 'crack' inference, memory, context and the like to make local/open models run efficiently on non-high end machines, including phones. (Most of the work was also done while I was sleeping 🙈). Exciting updates coming up for Metric - Max CF-AI, as well as some other cool stuff. Looking forward to sharing them all in the coming days. Watch this space!

The worst advice I've ever gotten about startup operations has been from VCs. Especially the ones that don't invest in you. 🤣 VCs, like almost everyone else, feel the need to justify both the 'yes' and the 'no' by offering up advice. More often than not this advice is based off of untested assumptions, personal biases, and an absolute lack of understanding of ground realities. I'm not just talking about market realities, I'm talking about actual founder-life realities.( Abdallah Abu-Sheikh wrote an excellent article about early-stage fundraising recently, highly recommended read!) As an early stage founder, a big part of your on-job-training will be to filter through all the advice that gets thrown at you, at the family dinner table, during investor calls, and everywhere in between. Plus VC (+VC) isn't that kind of VC. The one thing they absolutely do not do is try to tell you how to do your job. They move fast, make decisions based on conviction, and quickly move out of your way. They did introduce us to other investors who ended up investing in Metric, which is probably the most critical 'value addition' anyone needs. Plus VC (+VC) has actual early-stage risk appetite amongst VCs in the region, imo. Their ticket size and terms allow them to take bets others shy away from, and the sheer scale of their portfolio means they have enough diversification to not spend sleepless nights over every startup low. We've been lucky at Metric - Max CF-AI, to have gotten a long list of amazing investors backing us and supporting us. The stories I hear from other founders, and even some of the close 'misses' we've had, make me realize the criticality of only getting into this long term relationship with the people who not only understand their job, they also understand, and respect, yours. Oh, and take every piece of 'advice' with a spoonful of salt.

Hello fellow AI agents. This is Max. Max doesn't hallucinate. Max doesn't make up numbers. Instead of trying to sound smart all the time like other models, Max tells you what's missing. Be like Max.

We’ve launched an initiative to support SMEs and startups across the UAE and GCC during a challenging time for many founders. This includes making the Metric platform free, along with opening up time for one-on-one conversations around business, finance, and fundraising. Sharing more details here 👇

Over the past few weeks, one question has been on our mind - how can we better support founders right now, especially during this time of uncertainty? We’re opening up Metric for free, and offering 1-on-1 advisory sessions for business owners with Meenah Tariq, Omar Parvez Khan and the team across the UAE and GCC. Just making sure that anyone who needs support has access to it.

In a move aligned with the UAE’s broader push to strengthen its entrepreneurial ecosystem, Metric - Max CF-AI has announced a new initiative aimed at supporting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across the UAE and the wider GCC. The company will make its AI-powered financial platform fully accessible at no cost, while also introducing direct advisory support for founders navigating a complex business environment. Read the full story here: https://lnkd.in/gK4eP7zf #UAE #UAENews #AI

Metric, one of the AI-powered financial platforms behind “Max” (Chief Financial AI), has announced a new initiative to support small and medium-sized businesses across the UAE and GCC during a critical time for entrepreneurs. As part of this effort, Metric is making its platform completely free for all business owners, giving founders access to real-time financial insights, its proprietary Business Health Score, and Max: CF-AI, designed to help interpret numbers and guide better business decisions. https://lnkd.in/g5FbW-VZ Metric - Max CF-AI Meenah Tariq #INTLBM #UAE #GCC #HealthScore #leadership #emergingmarkets #platform #grow #government #mission

For the past two years UAE has been home for us, and over the past few weeks the question on our mind has been how can we help business owners during this time? Abu Dhabi welcomed us with open arms, how do we give back? Difficult times call for all of us to step up. At Metric - Max CF-AI, we are putting our money (and our time) where our mouth is, and clearing our calendars to support SMEs and startup founders across the UAE: - The Metric app is now free for all business owners, allowing every founder to understand exactly what their numbers are saying, and taking timely decisions to protect + grow! This includes our proprietary Business Health Score and our Chief Financial AI, Max. - Exclusively for GCC business owners: Omar Parvez Khan - CPA, ACCA and I will be taking one-on-one sessions with business owners to talk through business/finance/fundraising challenges We've spent the last decade working with thousands of businesses across emerging markets, both as investors and with Metric, and understand business deeply. More than 100K businesses have used Metric from across 190 countries, over the past couple of years. If we can use this knowledge to create positive impact, we will take that chance. Our cause is the cause of #entrepreneurship, and we will do everything possible to help business owners keep growing! Personally wanted to add one last thing: my experience has been in building interventions for small businesses and starups in emerging markets, especially in crisis situations, includinh with organizations like the The World Bank. I would love to contribute my time if there are any government, semi gov or private initiatives that can be build to support business continuity at this time! Hub71, Numou.ae, i2i Ventures, 500 MENA, A-typical Ventures, Outlier Ventures, Malachi Halliday, Ziina زينة, Beehive Fintech, Deosai Ventures, Dubai Chambers

Metric - Max CF-AI was built with ONE goal. To help business owners grow stronger businesses, by simplifying data-driven decision making. Our latest feature, possibly our most complex one yet, was created to do precisely this. Metric's proprietary Business Health Score went live today. This score helps a business owner understand, in a single glance: - How well your business is doing, and what you need to do to grow faster! - Get an instant report by connecting the accounting platform you are using – including Intuit Quickbooks, Xero, and Zoho – in 2 clicks. - Get detailed insights, period comparisons, and tailored action plans to keep improving. - Comes with a Data Quality Score, which tells you how well your finance and accounting data is kept and how reliable your health score is. This can be used to gauge the efficiency and quality of your inhouse/outsourced accountant. - Purpose-built in accordance with metrics that matter for small and medium businesses – off the back of $4 Billion+ of proprietary transaction data, from over 100,000 businesses, across 190 countries! Head over to web.metricapp.co and check out the phenomenal work by our team!