Two-time exited founder. Author of Startup to Sold. Currently most curious about AI.
I keep showing up in new industries, learning fast, and trying to build the best version of the thing. Sometimes that's a scooter company. Sometimes that's a pickleball platform. Right now most of my energy is going into AI.
May 2026
a quick career map
Founder & CEO. Bootstrapped to four locations. Sold because "it worked without me."
Content + commerce platform. Sold to Unagi after a payroll-save pivot.
essays I'm proudest of, and what's recent
a working list, not a portfolio
3-layer memory architecture for AI agents.
In useLogged-in browser automation for any site.
In useDaily AI news, diarized and triaged.
In useOne-task automation-fit assessment.
In use5-pillar SMB business valuation tool.
In useVoice-capture inbox triaged into GTD.
In useAlways-on remote agent for scheduled work.
In progressRead-first WhatsApp from the terminal.
In progressBizBuySell candidates, AI-prefiltered.
Thinking aboutif you only read one thing
The story of how I built DVD Your Memories from a side hustle into a four-location business and got the call from an acquirer who told me "the business actually worked without you."
Exit-readiness as an operating philosophy, not a sale-day event. Inc. Magazine Imprints, 2023.
Teaching Go-to-Market Strategy at UC Berkeley Extension. Starting the East Bay AI Meetup — first event June 10, 2026.
I live in Albany, California with my wife Vienna and our two kids. I think about life as health bars across domains; the goal of any good day is moving the lowest bar up by one. Right now that bar is professional reputation in AI — which is why most of my building energy is pointed there.
I hold both sides of every decision at the same time, which makes me slow to commit but careful when I do. I read everything you send me.