I've spent the last decade building startups as a generalist operator while developing a technical skillset. I'm currently working on Olea. I also occassionally write long-form posts on my blog (some of my personal favorites below).

I was previously the Chief Operating Officer of Pluto, where we built applied cryptography tooling for application developers. I studied finance and economics at the University of Florida and received an MBA from the University of Pennsylvania. These days, I've continued learning by following a rough personal curriculum focused on a mix of computer science, cryptography, and a bunch of other unrelated topics I find interesting, like longevity, space exploration, and finance.

I also like to cook (see my running list of recipes), play golf, and hang out with my puppy Manu.

• Aliens, AI, and the Great Filter
• A Simpler Guide to Ethereum
• Finding Inspiration
• Choosing Startup Life
• Should the Ethereum Foundation dissolve?

• The Three Body Problem trilogy, by Liu Cixin
• To Hold Up The Sky, by Liu Cixin
• Rogues, by Patrick Keefe
• The Chip, by J.R. Reid
• The End of Everything (Astrophysically Speaking), by Katie Mack
• Killing Pablo, by Mark Bowden
• The Black Cloud, by Fred Hoyle
• Crypto, by Steven Levy
• The Lathe of Heaven, by Ursula Le Guin
• Phil, by Alan Shipnuck
• The Circle / The Every, by Dave Eggers