Building a more human future—one bold experiment at a time.
I'm a founder, writer, and systems thinker. I spend my time exploring how we can design technology, work, and family life to better serve human flourishing.
A bit about me
Scientist by training
Chemistry + Physics taught me to think systematically and fueled my passion to understand how the world works.
Founder by calling
Built startups from zero, backed by Y Combinator and OpenAI. I know the journey intimately.
Brand builder
Years building big, everyday consumer brands taught me the importance of seeing daily friction and building products that eliminate it delightfully.
AI pioneer
One of the first to build consumer AI products on LLMs. Exploring how to build technology in service of humanity.
Things I'm thinking about
the genius of mary oliver
why poetry is just as vital as physics in understanding our world.
Essay3D stories on a 2D screen
taking storytelling and essays to another level
Essaythe trouble with patterns ...
... you're doomed to live within the bounds of what already is.
Essayback to 2005
there and back again
Spoken, published, shared
TED Talk
How can AI make space to be more human?
Y Combinator FFC
Building a startup is about solving a problem
YC Podcast
What shutting down your startup feels like
on backing Avni's vision for Milo (Business Insider)"You never hear someone talk about the power of these models to help families. The idea that OpenAI's models could be powering that experience is what really sold us."