About

I love to build

I taught myself to code at 16 and launched & grew a web games platform to 2M+ monthly users and 24M+ total. Sold it at 19.

Since then I've shipped 30+ products — SaaS platforms, open source tools, AI agents, browser extensions, a multiplayer game engine, developer utilities — collectively reaching 27M+ people.

I'm currently building ClawBase.ai and UXCanvas.ai.

What I think

I'm most excited by high-leverage systems - things that create outsized impact with asymmetric inputs.

I'm deeply interested in AI-augmented engineering and I continuously experiment with new tools and approaches. This is the most exciting time in history to be building software, and I intend to stay at the frontier.

I try to live with intention. I care about what makes a life meaningful and being the best version of myself, and occasionally post my thoughts.

Aside from work

I live in Austin, Texas — love it here.

Fitness is a big part of my life. In particular, weightlifting & running. I have a marathon coming up this weekend. I also picked up boxing this year and fought in a live event in front of 600 people. Lost, but it was an incredible experience.

I produce music, play chess, and have been cooking up a storm lately (homemade pastas, stews, you name it).

I have a goofy special needs golden doodle named Loki who takes 12 pills a day for a seizure condition. Been with me since puppyhood, he's my homie.

One of my hobbies is befriending Uber drivers during my rides. Doesn't always work, but you'd be surprised at how often there's a great, sometimes hilarious, sometimes deep, convo to be had.

Skills & Tech

At this point I've worked with just about everything. Most of the code I ship today is in TypeScript.

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