Sep 2024 – Sep 2025 · 1 yr · San Francisco Bay Area

• Second automates all of your codebase maintenance, including upgrades (React 18 -> 19, Python 3.10 -> 3.14) and migrations (Angular -> React). We can free your engineering team to spend more time on your product, all for the fraction of the cost of a single engineer. Let's get started today, reach out for more information.

Sep 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 8 mos · New York, United States · Remote

• Jimini’s mission is to radically improve the efficacy of mental health care. We are starting by building an AI-augmented therapy model, where we have redesigned the entire patient journey, creating a clinically effective, more modern treatment for patients.
• Learn more and sign up at jiminihealth.com
• As co-founder and President, I work across many aspects of the business, including user experience, corporate strategy, recruiting the senior team and scientific leadership, and GTM.

Sep 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 8 mos · Remote

Aug 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 9 mos

Jul 2023 – Sep 2025 · 2 yrs 2 mos · Palo Alto, California, United States · Hybrid

• Near Horizon is pioneering a new approach to venture building. We partner with entrepreneurs at company formation to build AI-powered companies, providing both capital and hands-on help

Jan 2023 – May 2023 · 4 mos · Remote

Apr 2022 – Apr 2023 · 1 yr

• Part-time business advisor for Immunai and stay-at-home dad.

Oct 2020 – May 2022 · 1 yr 7 mos

Nov 2020 – Feb 2026 · 5 yrs 3 mos

Jan 2019 – Jul 2019 · 6 mos

• Co-chair, along with Anish Chopra (ex-CTO of America) of the BCI workgroup on data access.

Feb 2018 – Present · 8 yrs 3 mos

Jul 2015 – Jul 2019 · 4 yrs · Redwood City, CA

• Guardant Health (https://www.guardanthealth.com/) is the world’s leader in “blood biopsies”: blood tests that track tumor genomics and identify treatment options.
• As CUEO I was responsible for ensuring that Guardant's products are engaging for all of our customers – not only our physicians, but also our patients, their families, advocates, and anyone whose life is touched by cancer. I also oversaw our marketing department, working to advance our brand as the world’s leader in liquid biopsies, identifying new products for the product portfolio, and supporting sales in their efforts to reach the oncology community.

Jan 2013 – Jun 2015 · 2 yrs 5 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

• Largely working with technology startups:
• Angel Investor in companies including Gerson Lehrman Group (Silverlake), VoiceStar (Marchex), Lab Pixies (Google), Shopular, Disconnect, ZenPayroll, ElationEMR, Nuzzle, AngelList, Alta Motors, Artivest, Finomial, DietBet, Scoot Networks, Cambrian Genomics, reTargetter, Aperia Technologies, PURETi, Expedite Financial, and Vaultive.
• Active advisor for numerous technology startups, including: Flixster (Time Warner), Flurry (Yahoo!), Scribd, Progreso Financiero, Helios Retinal Prosthesis, Expedite Financial, Knotch, Coub, DoubleTwist, StartX, Frank, AppCoin, Locket, Venture for America, and Trailhead Labs.

Jan 2011 – Jun 2017 · 6 yrs 5 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

Oct 2010 – Jan 2013 · 2 yrs 3 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

• Qualcomm acquired iSkoot in October 2010. During my lockup I ran the iSkoot group inside Qualcomm. Also:
• Created an IP-communications platform leveraging both iSkoot’s technology and Qualcomm’s existing QChat product line. Designed to underpin new mobile services requiring easy-to-implement, high-quality, low latency mobile VoIP and messaging services.
• Created a wireless data optimization platform that reduced data traffic and latency in cellular data environments. Leveraging Qualcomm’s unique position as a provider of both mobile silicon and cellular RANs, the product delivered sizable improvements in network efficiency by compressing and optimizing at the edge of the network, and decompressing in the http stack on the device.

Dec 2007 – Oct 2010 · 2 yrs 10 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

• Brought in by board members from Khosla Ventures and Charles River Ventures to raise $20M series C financing and drive company forward. Led successful sale of the company to Qualcomm. Highlights of tenure included:
• Expanded mobile Skype initiatives with both 3/Hutch and direct-to-consumer
• Raised $20M series C during difficult fundraising environment
• Leveraged iSkoot’s proxy server architecture to build mobile social media product
• Structured partnerships with Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, and others to bring social media product to market. Leveraged these relationships to gain access to unique and privileged APIs from Facebook and Twitter
• Sold iSkoot’s mobile social media product to many Tier 1 operators, including AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon, Telefonica, Hutch/3, and Vodafone; leveraged these operator relationships into dozens of preload opportunities on tens of millions of devices
• Ran M&A process with several bidders, leading to successful sale to Qualcomm

Aug 2007 – Nov 2007 · 3 mos · Palo Alto, CA

• Developed wireless health startup plan; was recruited to run iSkoot, a CRV company

Jan 2006 – Jul 2007 · 1 yr 6 mos

• I was responsible for a variety of functions for loopt, a Palo Alto-based start up developing the world's first "social mapping" software for mobile phones.

Dec 2003 – Dec 2005 · 2 yrs · San Mateo

• My primary responsibility was running the global publishing business for Digital Chocolate. I oversaw the entire product development process, from concept to launch, for our two international studios, and helped close our first two rounds of financing from Sequoia, KPCB, and Sutter Hill.

Jan 2003 – Jan 2003 · 0 mo · Greater New York City Area

Jan 2001 – Jan 2002 · 1 yr · Greater New York City Area

• Integrated Small World Sports, world's first online fantasy sports business, into Paul Allen's Sporting News business following our acqusition. Oversaw iTV strategy for TSN as well.

Jan 1998 – Jan 2000 · 2 yrs

• Ran Business Development for iXL's NYC office from the time of iXL's acquisition of Small World Software (which I co-founded and ran) through iXL's successful IPO.

Apr 1994 – Jan 1998 · 3 yrs 9 mos · Greater New York City Area

• Founded one of the first web agencies / Internet solution companies in the world. Small World Software was a successful spin-off from Small World Sports (my fantasy sports business). I sold Small World Software to iXL in 1998 in advance of iXL's IPO.

Jan 1994 – Jan 2002 · 8 yrs · Greater New York City Area

• Founded and ran the world's first online fantasy sports business. Started business in 1994 in my living room, predating the birth of the commercial internet, and built 100+ person company that raised $20M+ in VC from firms including Flatiron, NBCi, and Chase Capital Partners before selling company to Paul Allen's Sporting News.