Eldon Marks

Founder . Innovator . Collectivist

I’ve spent more than two decades in the tech field as an academic, practitioner and serial entrepreneur, where I've mentored thousands, founded companies, started movements and created empowering opportunities for the next generation of tech innovators out of Guyana.

My recent work

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‘Improving lives is our unwavering commitment’

  • October 3, 2022

— says Minister Edghill as $6.8M online ticket booking system comes onstream The Ministry of Public Works’ Transport and Harbours Department (T&HD), in collaboration with Mobile Money Guyana (MMG+), launched Guyana’s first online ticket booking system for water transport, ‘Ferry Pass’, on Saturday....

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On stage at CANTO 2022

  • July 23, 2022

Earlier this week I got the opportunity to share the stage at CANTO2022 with some of the most impressive tech entrepreneurs in the region as we told our origin stories and brought awareness to the immense value that regional tech entrepreneurs deliver and how they can be best supported by government...

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Success Criteria for a New Generation of Entrepreneurs

  • June 9, 2022

The roll video recap from Nexus 2022 where I represented Guyana and shared my entrepreneurial journey on stage. A new generation of entrepreneurs is making its way and leaving its mark in the business ecosystem, bringing to the table fresh ideas on what being a successful compa...

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Nexus 2022 Preview: Eldon Marks of Guyana on “Enhancing Competitiveness”

  • April 18, 2022

A few years ago, I began an ambitious mission of exploring ways to help reduce the numbers of talented tech graduates that leave Guyana each and every year. I worked with many of these graduates for over a decade while teaching Computer Science at the University of Guyana, and was convinced that t...

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Niche AI Startup and Ambitious Founder Aim to Reverse Brain Drain in Guyana

  • November 22, 2021

Most recent talk of Guyana has revolved around its oil and gas boom, which, having turned the country’s fortunes on its head, also provided the thrust behind this small slice of South America becoming the fastest growing economy in the world in 2019. While Guyana’s BPO market is small but advancin...

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From Academia to Industry - IDBLab Forum 2021

  • November 22, 2021

In this presentation at the 2021 IDB Lab Forum, I delve into my journey from academia to tech entrepreneurship, transforming Guyana’s tech landscape. I share the why behind V75 Inc., a leading conversational AI company, and Nexus Hub Inc., its non-profit counterpart. These ventures, supported by...

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Eldon Marks, evolving Guyana’s conversational AI with TrueSelph

  • August 23, 2021

In a world where technology is constantly evolving, the technological landscape in Guyana can often seem to be at a standstill. Recognizing many of the limitations to developing the sector and also creating an enabling environment for upcoming tech professionals, Eldon Marks would in 2014 develop...

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Local Tech. company launches web app to help fight COVID-19

  • March 24, 2020

Local technology company v75 Inc. on Tuesday launched a Web Application that is solely aimed at assisting in the fight against the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). The app gives persons an opportunity to interface with it with through a conversation – you can ask anything about the Coronavirus and it...

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When talent meets opportunity

  • November 19, 2019

In 2019, Clinc's cofounder and CEO, Jason Mars and Kaz Greene, Sales Engineer at Clinc, shared the value V75 Inc. delivered through the Clinc partnership. Within 18 months V75 Inc. had worked on about 90% of Clinc deliveries, became their sole partner, outshining multiple partners with the naturally...

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Clinc Summit 2019

  • November 17, 2019

V75 Inc.’s entire conversational AI team went off to Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA to attend a team summit organized by our industry partner, Clinc, Inc. For many of V75 Inc.’s team of young, bright AI specialists, this represents the very first time they have left Guyana. Most notably, these talente...

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