Proven Results

Documented impact across AI, blockchain, and enterprise SaaS

$1.33B+Revenue Impact

34M+Users Served

300+ML Competitions

15+Years Experience

Case Studies

Protocol Labs → drand → Randamu

Web3 / Venture Studio

Entrepreneur in Residence · 2023–2024

Challenge: Research cryptography project with no clear commercial path.

Outcome: Spun out Randamu and secured $3.3M pre-seed, creating a repeatable spin-out playbook.

Venture thesis, brand, and GTM for drand
Swiss entity + governance & IP transition
Studio blueprint for future spin-outs

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Google → Search Ads ML

Ad Tech / Enterprise SaaS

Senior Product Manager, Google · Full-time, 2021–2022

Challenge: Partners needed better demand signals to optimize Google Ads campaigns.

Outcome: Unlocked $1.22B in incremental ARR by surfacing high-leverage signals in sales data.

ML-powered campaign optimization
Partner enablement & training
Data pipeline for demand forecasting

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Angi.com → Mobile Growth

Consumer Marketplace

Growth Product Lead · 6 months

Challenge: Low mobile app conversion and high abandonment in home services funnel.

Outcome: Increased conversion by 8%+ and reduced abandonment by 3%, driving tens of millions in revenue.

Deep linking & attribution framework
A/B testing infrastructure
Cross-platform funnel optimization

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Elevance Health → Medicare Member Portal

Healthcare / Fortune 50

Digital Transformation Lead · 24 months

Challenge: Poor digital adoption and high call center volume for 34M+ members.

Outcome: Improved digital adoption (10%), CSAT (7%), and call reduction (6%) across member portal.

Auth performance optimization
Provider data accuracy improvements
Self-service feature expansion

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Trensant → AI Supply Chain Intel

Enterprise AI / SaaS

Co-Founder & CPO, Trensant · 2015–2017

Challenge: Patented graph analytics technology seeking commercial validation.

Outcome: Co-founded the company and led PMF discovery, culminating in acquisition by Interos.ai for supply chain risk management.

Market validation & customer discovery
Human Opinion Search, a patented graph and text analytics engine
Acquisition positioning & due diligence

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Microsoft → CodaLab Platform

Open Source / ML Ops

Principal Program Manager, Artificial Intelligence · 2011–2015

Challenge: An open-source ML competition platform with no unifying product strategy and no community yet built.

Outcome: Built the community from zero to 3,000+ members and gave the platform a roadmap and a funding model that outlast any single sponsor.

Product roadmap & prioritization
Community engagement strategy
Platform scalability improvements

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Randamu → dcipher.network

Web3 / Distributed Computing

Co-Founder & CEO · Full-time, 2023–2025

Challenge: Transform verifiable randomness research into commercial infrastructure platform.

Outcome: Launched dcipher.network and raised a $3.3M pre-seed led by PLVS Capital; the company wound down in 2026.

Programmable settlement rails for web3
AI-agentic payment infrastructure
Pre-seed fundraising & investor relations

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Toptal → Core Product Management

Talent Network / SaaS

Fractional CPO · Ongoing

Challenge: A scaling talent marketplace with no formal product management function.

Outcome: Engaged as one of the inaugural firms to stand up Toptal's Core Product Management function.

Discovery, prioritization, and delivery standards
Operating model for global product teams
Top 3% network member since 2019

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Arizona State University → Pocket Project

EdTech / Blockchain

Technical Documentation Lead · 6 months

Challenge: Blockchain education platform lacking comprehensive developer documentation.

Outcome: Created complete developer documentation enabling platform adoption and ecosystem growth.

API documentation & integration guides
Developer onboarding materials
Technical architecture documentation

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Quantarium → AI Valuation Platform

Real Estate / AI / Enterprise SaaS

VP, Product, Quantarium · Full-time, 2017–2019

Challenge: AI research company needed product strategy and distribution to reach enterprise buyers at national scale.

Outcome: Built top-ranked AI valuation platform covering 105M U.S. households, generating $12M+ in AWS Marketplace sales.

AWS Marketplace distribution strategy
$10M P&L and 8-person team leadership
Corporate spin-out and acquisition

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G.A.E.M.S. → Board Advisory

Consumer Electronics / Gaming Hardware

Non-Executive Director · 27 months

Challenge: Scaling hardware company needed board governance, capital formation, and executive leadership.

Outcome: Secured $15M in debt financing, placed CEO, and established governance frameworks for retail growth.

Finance committee leadership
CEO search and executive hiring
Executive compensation frameworks

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Chainlodge → Okanogan DC

Real Estate / Data Center Infrastructure

Co-Founder & CFO · 2017–2026

Challenge: Needed to position a rural data center campus for institutional and international investors.

Outcome: Built bilingual investor platform with lead capture, positioning the 1 MW campus for AI compute workloads before the venture wound down in 2026.

Product design & investor positioning
Bilingual (EN/ZH) outreach platform
Lead capture & conversion infrastructure

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Impact Highlights

$1.22B

Google Search Ads ARR

Unlocked incremental annual recurring revenue for search ads partners by surfacing high-leverage demand signals in sales data and optimizing partner analytics workflows.

$54.3M

Capital Raised

Total capital raised across ventures and investment vehicles: $30M for pre-IPO secondary offerings at Inception Capital Management, $15M in debt financing at G.A.E.M.S., $6M in venture funding at Trensant, and $3.3M in pre-seed funding at Randamu.

8%+

Conversion Increase

Drove conversion optimization at Angi (HomeAdvisor), generating tens of millions in incremental gross revenue through data-driven experimentation.

34M+

Users Served

Improved digital adoption (+10%), CSAT (+7%), and call reduction (-6%) for Elevance Health's member portal serving Fortune 50 healthcare members.

$12M+

Quantarium B2B Pipeline

Built the top-ranked AI valuation platform covering 105M U.S. households. Opened an AWS Marketplace channel generating $12M+ in new B2B sales opportunities as VP, Product. Led corporate spin-out and acquisition.

Acquisitions

Interos.ai acquired Trensant, and Mr. Cooper Group (NYSE: COOP) acquired Quantarium. G.A.E.M.S. filed for bankruptcy, and its assets were purchased out of bankruptcy court by an Australia-headquartered consumer electronics distributor. Randamu wound down in 2026. $54.3M raised across multiple ventures. 3 patented inventions granted (4 U.S. grants).

Industries We Serve

The results above come from four industries where we work deepest. Each area links to the case studies behind it.

Healthcare IT

Enterprise healthcare IT demands technical rigor, regulatory awareness, and user-centered design in equal measure. We help healthcare organizations modernize digital infrastructure while maintaining HIPAA compliance and improving member outcomes.

Capabilities

Member portal design and optimization
HIPAA-compliant data architecture
Digital health product strategy
Interoperability and API design (HL7/FHIR)

See the work: Elevance Health →

Web3 & Blockchain

From protocol foundations to DeFi applications, we help Web3 teams bridge the gap between cryptographic innovation and real-world adoption. Our experience spans consensus mechanisms, tokenomics design, and regulatory navigation.

Capabilities

Protocol design and tokenomics
DeFi product strategy
Cryptographic system architecture
Regulatory strategy and compliance

See the work: Randamu → · Protocol Labs → · ChainLodge → · Arizona State University →

Related service: Technical Due Diligence →

AI & Machine Learning

AI/ML products require deep technical understanding to translate research breakthroughs into commercial applications. We bring hands-on experience in model development, MLOps, and the product challenges unique to AI-native companies.

Capabilities

AI product strategy and roadmapping
ML model evaluation and selection
MLOps and deployment architecture
AI ethics and responsible development

See the work: Google → · Trensant → · Quantarium →

Related service: AI Product Consulting →

Enterprise SaaS

Enterprise SaaS success requires balancing product vision with the realities of long sales cycles, complex integrations, and demanding enterprise customers. We help SaaS companies accelerate time-to-value and build sustainable growth engines.

Capabilities

B2B product strategy
Enterprise sales enablement
Platform and marketplace design
Growth and conversion optimization

See the work: Microsoft → · Angi → · Toptal →

Related service: Fractional CPO →

How We Measure Success

We believe in transparent, measurable outcomes. Every engagement begins with clearly defined success criteria tied to your business objectives, whether that's revenue growth, user adoption, operational efficiency, or successful fundraising.

Revenue Impact

Direct attribution to incremental ARR, conversion improvements, and cost savings.

User Metrics

Adoption rates, engagement scores, NPS improvements, and retention gains.

Strategic Milestones

Funding rounds closed, partnerships secured, and market expansions achieved.

Team Enablement

Knowledge transfer, process improvements, and capability building that outlasts our engagement.

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