I'm deeply passionate about rethinking how we build startups in the GenAI age. How do we 10x+ our productivity as AI Engineers? What does it look like to build a highly capital efficient <20 unicorn startup? How do we empower the next generation along the way?
As CTO & Co-Founder of Snapbar, I'm leading the transformation of event marketing and photography through our platform of AI-native apps, trusted by Disney, Nike, Coca-Cola, Google, Meta, Microsoft, Amazon, FIFA, and hundreds of other brands. Named to Forbes 30 Under 30 Seattle in 2023, I've built multiple successful startups, including DubHacks (the PNW's largest collegiate hackathon), have pioneered AI-driven products that have generated over 8 figures in revenue at Snapbar, and have helped scale multiple VC-backed early stage startups in San Francisco and Seattle (as an Engineer) that have gone on to acquisition.
I spoke at the Seattle Foundations Vibe Coding workshop in March, sharing the best strategies and workflows I have found for using AI CodeGen tools (Cursor, Windsurf, Claude Code, Bolt, Lovable, and more) to dramatically speed up our development process.
Exactly 10 years ago this month, a group of friends from UW and I witnessed a wild dream of ours come roaring to life. We initially set out to bring all of our smartest, most ambitious, most energetic friends together for an epic night of hacking on cool projects and connecting with each other.
