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I believe that we are the sum output of the interconnected nodes in our own mind and our ecosystem.

As such, I am always open to creating new connections:

Board Roles/Advisory
I have served on numerous boards in the last 10 years, serve on several now, and am always interested in advising new companies.
Founder/Co-Founder Opps
I am always open to discuss building new products as a sole founder or as a co-founder bring my SME to the venture.
Early Stage Investments
I actively invest in early stage companies that fit my formula at the pre-seed and/or seed stage.
Build Something Big
I am always open to building something really big and new and being on a team with others that takes a shot at the moon.
Talk Data Science
I am growing more interested everyday in human machine interaction and data driven behavioral science.
Double-clicking on SymSys
Symbolic systems is the combined study of human, machine,

Frequently Asked
Questions

1. What do I consider my super power?

Unlock. Unblock. Execute. I don't believe in sitting in the stands when building because bringing to life new things requires one to get involved. Product innovation can be driven by many factors, but there are very few people can actually design flexible architecture and then execute to ship rapidly.

2. What is my core SME?

My core subject matter expertise is product architecture, design, and execution for every facet of digital strategies. I prefer the pod model (ProdMgr, UX, UI, F/S devs, and DataSci) to drive for PoC/MVP and then move to PMF quickly so that you can rapidly iterate to scale.

3. What is Product Architecture to me?

The art of organizing a product's functional elements around the desired user utility exchange. This is best fulfilled when the core elements of the product (interfaces and engines) and the desired user outcome are achieved with minimum friction and maximum utility.

4. Mobile or web?

Mobile. I had spent the first 9 years of my product building life in the web world. The last 5 years have been predominantly mobile focused (culminating with working with Google Developer Labs in 2021-2022. Mobile is eating the world and the web is in the back seat and this will only exacerbate going forward.

5. Automate or augment?

Totally depends. Automation is going to be on the rise in the next 3-5 years as the advances in AI are starting to compound but the default setting for now is to augment the human user to increase productivity. This will be the greatest dilemma of the next generation and will have to be solved for.

6. What is the most important thing in any product?

The most important thing that has to be accomplished is the user utility exchange. Products that I have built that have had success either solve a real problem or they are simple, fun, and enjoyable. In either case, the verification of product market fit was someone paying money for it over and over.

7. What is the most important thing in a startup?

Default alive. That is the most important thing in any startup venture. Y-Combinator has some great calculators (if you are interested) but if you do not achieve default alive...you are default dead. You have to create self-sustainability when creating new products as you find product market fit.

8. What is the best way to get in touch?

Preferably email. I do answer my email and I will get back to you. Spammers will get blocked and bad actors will be flagged. Social media DMs may/may not be responded to, so definitely just send me an email and let me know what you are interested in discussing.

Let’s node up.

Thank you for making it this far down the page. I would be glad to connect and the best way to reach me is via email. I will always follow up within 1 to 2 business days.
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