Angel Invest Boston

Sponsored by: Purdue University Entrepreneurship Peter Fasse, Patent Attorney at Fish & Richardson AI wiz, founder and angel investor Gil Syswerda on building algorithms and companies. This episode focuses on Gil’s biography and his startups. It’s the first in-studio interview since spring 2020. We had a blast! Highlights: Sal Daher Introduces Gil Syswerda, Founder and Super Angel Gil Syswerda Lucked into a Great High School – Built His Own Calculator "Computer programming. What is that?" “Because programming a computer for the first time you have this machine that just does whatever you tell it to do. The power is just indescribable. It just seems like the possibilities are unlimited.” Selling Cutco Knives to Pay the Rent – Learned to Sell “...I taught myself programming on that computer at Calvin College...” “When I wasn't at a place working, I would just fly to a city where I had friends and hang out with them. I just literally lived nowhere for a year.” Gil Meets His Wife Carol - They’ve Been Marri