My AI journey我的人工智能之路
I studied Computer Science at Victoria University of Wellington in the early 1990s, just as the internet was arriving. I worked briefly in an IT company afterwards, then spent the next three decades building Stonewood with Michael in property and construction. In late 2022, when ChatGPT launched, I went back to technology. Today, Stonewood runs its own AI agents across finance, property and legal operations inside the group.上世纪90年代初，我在惠灵顿维多利亚大学攻读计算机科学，正值互联网兴起之时。之后，我曾短暂任职于一家 IT 公司，随后与 Michael 一起，用三十年时间将 Stonewood 发展为地产与建筑领域的企业。2022 年底 ChatGPT 推出时，我重新回到科技领域。如今，Stonewood 已在集团内部的财务、地产与法务运营中运行自己的 AI 智能体。
What I back我投资的方向
Priority: businesses with real synergy to what Stonewood already operates.优先方向：与 Stonewood 现有业务具备真实协同效应的企业。
Construction and homebuilding建筑与住宅建造
Estimating, consenting, defects tracking.估算、报建审批、缺陷跟踪。
Property operations地产运营
Lease administration, arrears follow-up, facilities management.租赁管理、欠租追收、设施管理。
Hospitality酒店款待
Revenue and booking management, F&B cost control.营收与预订管理、餐饮成本控制。
Finance back office财务后台
Accounts payable, reconciliations, approvals.应付账款、对账、审批流程。
Everything else, I'll look at — but these four are where I can prove a pilot fastest. I don't back thin wrappers over someone else's model with no operating edge of their own.其他领域我也会关注，但这四个方向是我最快能通过试点验证成效的地方。对于只是套壳他人模型、自身没有运营优势的产品，我不会投资。
What Stonewood bringsStonewood 能带来什么
The chance of a pilot inside a real operating business, not a reference customer on a pitch deck, and potentially a first paying customer. Introductions to Stonewood's network of 24 independently owned franchisees, who make their own buying decisions — I can open the door, not the sale. Relationships into Asia built through Key Capital China, and through The Oceania Center (TOC), which helps Chinese enterprises expand and deliver projects across Oceania, and overseas companies enter the Chinese market.在真实的营运业务中开展试点的机会——而非只是商业计划书上的一个参考客户案例，并有机会成为您的第一个付费客户。可引荐给 Stonewood 旗下 24 家独立所有的特许经营商——这些特许经营商自行决定是否采购，我能为您打开大门，但无法替您促成交易。通过 Key Capital China 建立的亚洲关系，以及大洋洲中心（The Oceania Center，TOC）——该机构协助中国企业在大洋洲拓展业务与落地项目，并助力海外企业进入中国市场。
What happens after you submit提交之后的流程
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Submit提交
Send a deck and a 60-second video through the proposal form.请通过提案表单提交商业计划书及一段60秒视频。
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I read it and reply我亲自审阅并回复
I aim to reply within about 2–4 weeks, depending on my schedule.我会争取在约 2 至 4 周内回复，具体取决于我的工作安排。
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Paid pilot付费试点
If we move forward, the usual next step is a paid pilot inside one of Stonewood's operating businesses — where that business agrees it's a fit.若决定推进，通常的下一步是在 Stonewood 某一营运业务内开展付费试点——前提是该业务认可双方契合。
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Investment conversation投资对话
Any investment conversation follows the pilot, not the other way round.投资方面的讨论在试点之后才会展开，而非反过来。