Our Authors

Nick Trenkler

Contributing Journalist & Content Creator at thehype. Nick holds a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism, Master’s in Marketing. He has been leading marketing for AI startups since 2024, with experience in media, digital strategy, and tech-focused content.

Addy Crezee

Founder, CEO & Editor-in-Chief at thehype. Addy is a serial entrepreneur building products and communities since 2014. In 2024, he founded /function1, one of the largest AI conferences in the world, scaling from 0 to 10k attendees in its first year.

Felix Abagnale

News Writer at thehype. Felix is a journalist with experience in marketing. He covers artificial intelligence and emerging technologies, focusing on the ideas, innovations, and trends shaping the future of tech.

Alina Fomine

Author at thehype, covering ai and the builders behind it. Alina works across media, partnerships, and ecosystem growth at /function1 – the ai conference connecting startups, founders, and global tech leaders.

Vladimir Arustamov

Head of Editorial Operations at thehype. Vladimir is also program director at /function1, leading agenda and speakers. Since 2025, running AI automation across multiple products including SEO4Agent (agent-readiness audit tool) and thehype radio.

Yana Lialuke

Content Creator at thehype. Yana tests AI models hands-on across image generation, 3D, and LLMs. Same prompts, real costs. An AI marketer turned creator, she builds with agents, from 3D games to Three.js scenes, sharing prompts and failures.

Julia Daimio

Contributing Journalist at thehype. Researcher covering AI, emerging tech, industry trends. She combines open-source research and investigative analysis to uncover meaningful developments, verify sources, turn complex information into clear stories.

Max Rabinov

Contributing Content Creator at thehype. Max founded his first startup, Foundry, at 15 — a curated directory of AI and Web3 founders. He's also a part of the /function1 team, one of the world's largest AI conferences and exhibitions.

Hugo Plat

Contributing Writer at thehype. 16 y. o. entrepreneur, involved in 7+ AI and Web3 projects. CGO at AI/ML API, Co-Founder of Tere Labs, advising Stake Shark, Evedex.