Time to Build.
I grew SISU from zero to $101M ARR and a $100M exit. Shipped an AI tutor to a million students in 180 countries. Today I live in the Sierra foothills running a real estate portfolio and incubating the next generation of companies.
The work.
From a small town
to nine figures.
Northern California
Small rural town. Family ran video stores for 30 years. Top-15 in the country in distance running.
Driving limos · sleeping in one
Airbnb-ing my apartment, managing a 16-unit building, then self-taught engineering at Gopago · Byliner · Goodshop · Teespring sr eng manager.
Founded SISU Extracts
$0 to $101M ARR with farmers in the hills my family has known for decades.
$100M exit, $1B transaction
Acquired with Jay-Z as Chief Visionary Officer. SISU is now employee-owned.
Plaito · 1M downloads
AI tutor in 180 countries, 40 languages. The business failed; the mission didn't.
Sierra foothills · family
Lifestyle business by design. Managing the real estate portfolio, incubating and investing in new companies, with my wife and two sons — the reason any of it matters.