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Minerva Tantoco
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Minerva Tantoco on AI, New York City, and Leading Into the Unknown
From her first AI startup in 1985 to becoming the first-ever CTO of New York City — Minerva Tantoco on stepping into roles that have never existed before and leading through genuine uncertainty.
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Two product and tech leaders with complementary lenses — one on product strategy, one on engineering — asking the questions that actually matter.
Ghonche Tavoosi
Product Director @ mobile.de
Product leader with deep expertise in scaling digital platforms. Ghonche brings strategic clarity and a sharp eye for what truly matters to users — cutting through the noise to find the insight that changes everything.
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