About
I'm Gurtej. I keep ending up where emerging tech meets the real world before the playbook exists. Adaptive traffic, autonomous vehicles, agentic AI, and now AI reshaping how companies operate. Based in San Francisco since 2015 and currently building the AI Operations function at Canary Technologies.
Outside of all that, the things that fill me up most are cooking for people I love, good music, and exploring new corners of the world.
Reach me at g@gurtejgill.com.
Ideas
Essays, posts, and conversations I've published throughout the years.
Pieces
- Intentions 2015 A decade of setting intentions instead of resolutions. Read →
- The Most Important Habit I've Ever Built Five years of tracking daily habits and the one thing I learned from it. Read →
- Custom GPT for Recruiting Where AI actually helps inside a hiring loop, and where the gain comes from. Read →
- Speed vs. Clarity Lessons from a decade of building at early-stage companies, seed through Series D. Read →
Episodes
The Autonomous Vehicles Podcast. 30+ interviews, 2019 to 2022. A selection below; the full archive lives on Spotify.
- The AV Market Three Years Later With Shahin Farshchi, Partner at Lux Capital. Listen →
- Why Simulation Matters With Qasar Younis and Varun Mittal, Applied Intuition. Listen →
- Retrofitting Autonomy With Paul Newman, Founder and CTO of Oxbotica. Listen →
- Building a Network Sensor With Eran Shir, CEO of Nexar. Listen →
- Where AV Investment Is Heading With Rob Toews, Highland Capital Partners. Listen →
Music
Music has always been a big part of my life. I love curating playlists for myself and others. Here are a few I'm listening to right now.
G's Vibe
What I'm vibing with right now. Always changing.
G's Jams
Chill, downtempo. Same feel as Vibe, dialed back.
G's Favorites
Some of my favorite tracks across genres and eras.
G's Lounge
What I put on when people come over. Shuffle and forget.