At 15, I traded my Xbox for a Lenovo ThinkPad to learn how to build video games. I built some 2D platformers, but after a game dev from Epic convinced me I'd never see the outside of a game studio, I put that on pause. Instead, I started downloading way too many movies and TV shows. I couldn't handle the messy file system, so my Type-A personality took over, and I built FileFairy, a desktop app in Java that auto-organized my files.
I became obsessed with building things and have since founded 3 companies and built dozens of products (for myself and others).
Most recently, I sunset my startup Bex. We were building a context layer for AI — trying to solve how fragmented information kills productivity in startups. I'm currently exploring what's next while building open-source tools like Pager and OpenWhispr with my best friend (and previous co-founder). We want to give individuals and teams full transparency and control over their data.
Before Bex, I bootstrapped a strength coaching SaaS which eventually got acquired, and my focus shifted to building AI internal workflows. I did a bunch of stuff to fund it: I co-founded an agency that taught me hard lessons about co-founder alignment. I worked in consumer e-commerce and helped the team grow from ~30 people at ~$50M/year to 100+ at ~$150M/year — I learned to be data-driven and how to drive retention. Then I did a lot of fractional product work across AI consumer, health tech, and employment infrastructure, learning about compliance-heavy spaces and working with enterprises.
I truly love craft and design, whether it's beer, software, interior design, video games, coffee, or a good pastry. I just have mad respect for people who can imbue their creations with pieces of their personality. It takes true passion.
I currently live in San Francisco with my wife Sinead and our dog Rocky.
If you want to grab coffee or a beer, hit me up — but I might drag you to the dog park.