Talking NEVYs (and AI Blockchain) With First Star Ventures Founding Partner Millie Liu

On May 9, the New England Venture Capital Association (NEVCA) is holding their annual award show, the NEVY Awards at the House of Blues in Boston. As part of the lead-up to this year's Star Wars-themed event, we're going to be posting a number of bite-sized Q&As between now and the 9th--each offering a bit more insight into what attendees can expect (here's the last one we did with Ascent Venture Partners Senior Associate Baiyin Zhou). For this installment, we spoke with First Star Ventures Founding Partner Millie Liu about the event, as well as trends across the artificial intelligence, machine learning, and Blockchain industries. This year, "Company of the Year in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Blockchain Technology" nominees include TellusLabs, Feature Labs, Inc., RapidMiner, Circle, Siacoin, and Kensho. Alex Culafi (AC): AI, ML, and Blockchain are three emerging areas of technology. Why do you think Boston is poised to become a leader in these sectors of hard tech?