I started my career in applied mathematics (finance) before falling in love with the games industry. I'm primarily an entrepreneur with operational roles focused on platform development & design, go-to-market strategies, and recruiting engineers. I was part of a small team that grew a bootstrapped venture called GarageGames to over 100 employees, selling a majority stake to IAC in 2007 for nine figures. I was part of Unity ($U) at a similarly early stage, working closely with the founders to craft and execute new growth initiatives and raise venture capital before exiting the company in 2012. Today, I'm operationally focused on R&D in decentralized finance (DeFi) for Forte in application to games and similar applications outside of games via First Foundry. I'm also an active investor focusing on fintech, game technologies, distributed computing, blockchain, machine learning, and bioinformatics. I'm occasionally available for speaking opportunities. Brief speaker archives below... Upcoming: Remote only for 2020-2021 (so far) 😷 Past: "Automated Market Makers & Complex Systems" at Stanford Blockchain Conference, February 19, 2020 "Complex Adaptive Systems: Tools for Network Design" at UBRI Berkeley Haas, October 3, 2019 "Forging the Future of Games" at Blockchain Games Next San Francisco, March 2019 "Fundraising for Blockchain Games" at Blockchain Games Next San Francisco, March 2019 "Breakthrough Applications in Gaming" at Blockchain Economic Forum San Francisco, June 2018 "Creating Novelty: Exploring the New Frontiers of Design" at Casual Connect Amsterdam, Feb 2016 "Wisdom of the Crowd: MMO design in the Mobile Era" at Mobile Games Forum London, Jan 2016 "Designing to Win with Strong Social Constructs"​ at Mobile Games Forum Seattle, Oct 2015