Will Murphy

I'm a business executive/ technologist and leader with a passion for data, collaboration, economics, computers, and brains.
I believe that AI and energy are the two keys to the future of humanity.
I grew up in Memphis and currently live in the Bay Area.
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OnDeck Fellow
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Former Head of Innovation at Data.ai
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Founding Head of Product at Talla, an AI startup that was acquired in 2021
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Co-founded SenseAware, the startup within FedEx, where we pioneered and launched an IoT tracking logistics platform in 2011
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Founder, EPICenter Logistics Innovation Accelerator, sponsored by FedEx (launched 2015)
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Founder, SurfRate, an internet search engine based on user website reviews (acq. 2004)
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I hold multiple patents in the areas of artificial intelligence, IoT, and online ads
Writing
Speaking & Videos
Stuff I Started
Previous Speaking Engagements
- Stanford MediaX – Rights, Revenues, and Responsibilities in the Supply Chain of Data
- MIT VLAB – The Machines are Talking Back
- SVI Academy – Innovation in Startups
- Monage, Computer History Museum – CONVERGENCE of Computing, Cryptocurrency, AI, Communications, Messaging and the underlying ecosystems
- World Crypto Economic Forum
- Global Artificial Intelligence Conference – Beyond Chatbots: The future of AI
- General Assembly – Innovators Breakfast Series
- The AI Conference
Patents
- Graph Augmentation for New Applications using Machine Learning Techniques (Pending)
- State Machine Methods and Apparatus Executing Natural Language Communications and AI Agents Monitoring Status and Triggering Transitions - US201662415352P
- Sensor-Based Logistics System - US US8299920B2
- Systems and Methods for Creating and Delivering Digital Assets - US US20150227883A1
- Systems and Methods for Creating and Delivering Digital Advertisements in a Delivery Ad Network - US US20150227968A1
- Systems and Methods for Trip Management - US EP2828838A4
Projects