Technical founder and product leader specializing in early-to-mid-stage startups.
Industry-agnostic, past focus on K–12 edtech, IT management, game development, and AI.
Work / Edu
2004-2008:
computer science @ university of illinois urbana-champaign
2007:
2008-2012:
2011-2012:
software engineering @ carnegie mellon university
2012-2021:
co-founded -> exited yc-backed freckle.com (30m users, $50m arr)
2022:
calentsar.com (rip)
2023:
tutorbox.ai (rip), conceptualhq.com
2024-2025:
co-founded a16z speedrun-backed doubledusk.com game studio