In his role, Kirill aims to ensure that GSBN’s infrastructure empowers people by leveraging system thinking to foster an environment where innovation can thrive. The discussion also delves into the complexities and fragmentation of the shipping industry, highlighting why it can be difficult for outsiders to break into the shipping industry and how GSBN’s mix of industry experts and newcomers creates an environment where knowledge is shared and fresh ideas thrive.
As the conversation unfolds, the pair share personal anecdotes, reflections on team culture, and insights into learning routines and Kirill’s personal tech heroes making this episode a must-listen for anyone interested in the intersection of technology and shipping. If you enjoy behind-the-scenes stories, don’t forget to subscribe and watch this space for more episodes from The Schelling Point.
00:00 – Meet Kirill Pavlov, GSBN’s New CTO
00:20 – “Pre-Deep Learning AI”: A Mathematician’s Journey into Machine Learning at Yandex
01:18 – The Hong Kong Pivot
02:13 – How the Meta Ads’ Algorithm Decides What You See
03:39 – Why Leave Big Tech for the Shipping Industry?
07:22 – Inspired by Elm: A Strongly Typed Programming Language without Bugs
11:53 – “How to communicate with Kirill”: My own API guide!
14:51 – The Asia Miles Debacle at the Mail sorting house: How a costly programing mistake lead to an Unintentional Team Building event
19:36 – What does Kirill do for fun?
23:41 – Who Are My Tech Heroes?
32:38- Kirill’s mission: Ensuring GSBN’s Infrastructure Scale to present and future use cases!
In this special episode of The Schelling Point, GSBN CEO Bertrand Chen and new CTO Kirill Pavlov share a candid conversation that explores Kirill’s rationale for jumping ship from big tech to shipping and how he envisions leveraging his past experiences to add value in GSBN.
With a background in FAANGs, like Yandex and Meta, Kirill joined GSBN to make a meaningful impact on an industry so vital to everyday life: global trade.