David Johnston — Founder
David Johnston is a tech leader and serial founder with multiple exits under his belt. He began his career as a software engineer, later moving into leadership roles across startups, growth-stage companies, and enterprises. Along the way, he’s led engineering and product teams, helped scale payment systems from $400M to $2.5B, founded and sold multiple companies. Today, David is the co-founder of DoorSpot and the founder of CodeGuild AI. 🔑 About DoorSpot DoorSpot is a modern property management platform built for corporate housing and high-touch rental operations. It replaces fragmented tools with a single system for reservations, accounting, tenant communication, and operational workflows – designed for teams that treat every stay like a VIP experience. • Built specifically for corporate housing, not retrofitted from vacation or long-term rental software • Communication-first design with full message delivery and activity tracking • Flexible, reservation-based pricing and workflows that match how real operators work Learn more at doorspot.com 👾 About CodeGuild AI CodeGuild AI is the memory layer for AI-powered teams. It captures knowledge automatically as people work, preserves shared context across sessions and tools, and delivers the right information exactly when it’s needed → inside the AI tools teams already use. • Persistent memory so AI doesn’t restart from scratch every session • Shared intelligence that turns individual learning into team-wide knowledge • Tool-agnostic by design, working underneath Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and more Learn more at codeguild.ai
Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS and Fintech expert with extensive leadership experience.
Location: Lexington, Kentucky, United States
Experience: 20 yrs 5 mos
Career Highlights
- Tech leader with multiple successful startup exits.
- Expert in scaling payment systems significantly.
- Co-founder of innovative platforms in property management and AI.
Work Experience
CodeGuild AI
Founder (8 mos)
Doorspot
Co-Founder (3 yrs 9 mos)
Subsplash
Group Product Manager (2 yrs 3 mos)
Technical Product Manager (5 mos)
Senior Software Engineer (2 mos)
Two Mites (now part of Subsplash)
Founder (2 yrs 7 mos)
PayHOA
Principal Software Engineer (2 yrs 7 mos)
Next Steps Consulting
Founder (5 yrs 4 mos)
Quartzy, Inc
Software Engineer (3 mos)
Legacy Financial
Software Engineering Director (1 yr 7 mos)
Senior Web Developer (1 yr 3 mos)
Associations International
Senior Software Engineer (1 yr 2 mos)
Lexmark
Senior Software Engineer (3 yrs)
Unmarked Consulting
VP Engineering (8 mos)
Keane
Systems Consultant (2 yrs 3 mos)
Kentucky Department of Education
Systems Analyst (2 yrs 7 mos)
JCS Technology
Developer (9 mos)
Bryan Equipment Sales
Programmer/Analyst (1 yr)
Data180
Programmer (1 yr)
Education
BS in Computer Science at Morehead State University