In this episode of Firelight Chats, James Hush engineered his way to the Spacelab to chat with Kane & Mocha about tech, engineering, metal music, enterprise sales, customer service, stand up comedy, hosting events, weddings, and more.

James shares stories about thinking inside the box, moving to LA to chase fame & fortune, entering the startup world, the Louis Vuitton method of sales & marketing, being in a metal band, taking stand up comedy classes, his process of writing jokes, his first time bombing on stage, and swiping right & meeting his wife. He also shares his thoughts and insights about AI, ChatGPT, LLMs; his fear of virtual gf/bf technology; and his goals for parenting and raising his children.

James Hush is originally from Windsor, Ontario, Canada, but is now living in Taiwan on a Gold Card visa. He has worked for Microsoft, GoGuardian, the NFL, Remo.co, and is currently working remotely for Daily.co. He also co-hosts Taiwan Digital Drinks, a meetup for tech-oriented professionals in Taiwan.