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While watching a LIVE 24/7: High School Musical 1 on YouTube this morning, I realized…

Dexter Honorio — Fri, 23 Jan 2026 22:08:15 +0000

Stick to the Status Quo

Dexter Honorio ・ Jan 23

#startup #beginners #career #performance

While watching a LIVE 24/7: High School Musical 1 on YouTube this morning, I realized… “Stick to the Status Quo” is basically the unofficial anthem of everyone telling founders what NOT to do. It low-key feels like a startup founder experience.

Dexter Honorio — Fri, 23 Jan 2026 22:08:02 +0000

Stick to the Status Quo

Dexter Honorio ・ Jan 23

#startup #beginners #career #performance

While watching a LIVE 24/7: High School Musical 1 on YouTube this morning, I realized… “Stick to the Status Quo” is basically the unofficial anthem of everyone telling founders what NOT to do. It low-key feels like a startup founder experience in PH.

Dexter Honorio — Fri, 23 Jan 2026 22:05:57 +0000

Stick to the Status Quo

Dexter Honorio ・ Jan 23

#startup #beginners #career #performance

“Stick to the Status Quo” is basically the unofficial anthem of everyone telling founders what NOT to do. It low-key feels like the startup founder experience in the Philippines.

Dexter Honorio — Fri, 23 Jan 2026 22:03:48 +0000

Stick to the Status Quo

Dexter Honorio ・ Jan 23

#startup #beginners #career #performance

Stick to the Status Quo

Dexter Honorio — Fri, 23 Jan 2026 22:03:20 +0000

While watching a LIVE 24/7: High School Musical 1 on YouTube this morning, I realized…

“Stick to the Status Quo” is basically the unofficial anthem of everyone telling founders what NOT to do. It low-key feels like a startup founder experience in the Philippines.

Everyone’s basically saying:

“Ganito na yan.”
“Follow what already works.”
“Wag na mag-iba.”

But… startups literally exist because someone didn’t follow that advice.

A lot of Filipino founders don’t fit one box — and that’s the point. Tech founders who care about community impact. Creatives building real businesses. Innovators solving very local problems with very new ideas. The ecosystem doesn’t always know what to do with that, so there’s pushback.

Breaking from the norm is uncomfortable — especially when resources are tight and the risk feels personal. But every meaningful startup in the PH started with someone asking, “What if we try something different?”

So no, founders don’t stick to the status quo.
We question it. We remix it. We build anyway.

And sometimes, that’s how real change starts — when we get’cha head in the game. twinks

For startup founders, this partnership means more AI choice, better integration options, and a smoother path from idea to impact—whether you’re streamlining operations or creating entirely new products.

Dexter Honorio — Fri, 15 Aug 2025 03:46:50 +0000

Dexter Honorio

Aug 15 '25

What Startups Can Gain from the Oracle–Google Gemini AI Partnership

#oracle #googlecloud #gemini #startup

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What Startups Can Gain from the Oracle–Google Gemini AI Partnership

Dexter Honorio — Fri, 15 Aug 2025 03:45:39 +0000

Oracle and Google’s expanded partnership brings Google’s latest Gemini models, starting with Gemini 2.5, to the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Generative AI service via Vertex AI. For innovators and young startups, this is more than enterprise news, it’s a sign of how AI capabilities are becoming more accessible across different cloud platforms.

By tapping into Gemini through OCI, startups can build AI agents that handle complex reasoning, generate content, automate workflows, and analyze large datasets at speed. Because this is delivered through Vertex AI, founders can integrate these capabilities without needing to fully migrate their systems to a different cloud provider.

Here’s how innovators can leverage this:

Prototype Fast – Use Gemini models to build and test AI features directly in OCI, cutting down the time from concept to MVP.

Enhance Business Apps – Once Gemini models integrate into Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications, automate tasks in finance, HR, or supply chain without developing from scratch.

Hybrid Cloud Advantage – If your startup already uses Oracle services, you can now blend them with Google’s AI power while keeping your data and infrastructure in place.

Scale Responsibly – Start small with targeted AI use cases, then scale up as your business grows without reengineering core systems.

For startup founders, this partnership means more AI choice, better integration options, and a smoother path from idea to impact—whether you’re streamlining operations or creating entirely new products.

Learn more → https://goo.gle/4mMNkuh

With these models, founders are not just adopting AI, they are shaping it to serve their communities and industries in ways that were previously out of reach.

Dexter Honorio — Wed, 13 Aug 2025 01:48:40 +0000

OpenAI’s New Open Models

Dexter Honorio ・ Aug 13

#openai #openmodels #ai #opensource

OpenAI’s New Open Models

Dexter Honorio — Wed, 13 Aug 2025 01:47:58 +0000

The release of OpenAI’s gpt-oss-120b and gpt-oss-20b is more than just a technical breakthrough. For young founders, these open-weight, permissively licensed models present a rare chance to access cutting-edge AI without the high costs or strict limitations that often come with proprietary tools.

Because they can run locally or in the cloud, these models allow founders to experiment freely, customize features to fit their vision, and deploy solutions that directly address industry-specific challenges. For those building in the Blue Economy and other sectors, this flexibility can be the key to rapid innovation.

Here are ways young founders can tap into these models:

Create an AI Sandbox – Set up a local or cloud-based environment to test ideas, experiment with prompts, and learn how to control reasoning depth.
Fine-Tune for Niche Needs – Adapt the models to specialized datasets, whether for fisheries, logistics, waste management, or disaster resilience.
Build Offline-First Tools – Use the lighter gpt-oss-20b for edge or offline applications, ideal for areas with limited internet access.
Leverage Transparency – Use chain-of-thought outputs for better debugging, trust-building, and ensuring AI aligns with the product vision.
Collaborate Across Communities – Partner with incubators, universities, or local groups to co-create AI solutions for shared challenges.

With these models, founders are not just adopting AI, they are shaping it to serve their communities and industries in ways that were previously out of reach.

Technology isn't coding only; it's creating value.

Dexter Honorio — Tue, 10 Dec 2024 05:42:54 +0000

COVID-19 hit the world and had me traverse a new path as I planned to go back to studying, I decided to engage in tech events, which led me to volunteer for a startup community.

I did not know back then that such a small decision would change the course of my life completely. The minute I stepped into the room where bright minds pitched daring ideas, I was sucked into the idea of how technology could transform problems into innovative solutions.

I began by attending a few hours of volunteering. It proved to be the best way for me to soak up the culture found in startups. It involved me being an usher, being a documenter, creating a write-up for a sub-event, being a secretariat, and also logistics while soaking in the collaborative energy of the community.

One mentor's words resonated with me:

technology isn't coding only; it's creating value.

That definition changed my way of thinking and gave me the motivation to learn how to employ information technology to solve real-world problems. It has also provided me with a network of mentors and peers who inspired me to think bigger.

My student journey has not been easy. Late nights would be spent debugging code and studying for exams, balancing everything—school, volunteering, and learning new skills. However, all these brought me stepping stones. One of them was a very memorable project—a docket management system with the aid of blockchain which showed how powerful technology can be when it has such a purposeful pairing.

Now, I’m glad to be part of the first technology business incubator in Davao del Norte. Every day I transform my passion into actionable skills, learning about customer segmentation, branding, and integrating emerging technologies. It’s incredibly rewarding to provide knowledge and services that help turn visions into ventures.

Looking back, it all began with a decision to volunteer. For students wondering how to step into the tech world, my advice is simple: take that first step. Attend an event, join a hackathon, or lend a hand. You’ll discover that the journey is just as rewarding as the destination—and the impact you make can be lasting.

So as a dev, while coding is a critical skill within technology, its true power lies in how it creates value—by solving problems, improving lives, and driving innovation.