Frontier datatypes, hard accounts, and Marketplace 0 -> 1 for Generative AI

• MoReBench (Yejin Choi, GDM, OpenAI, UW, Scale, et al): https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.16380

• Humanity's Last Exam: https://scale.com/leaderboard/humanitys_last_exam

• Showdown: https://scale.com/showdown

Not taking clients for now, but always happy to chat product, strategy, and GTM! 2023:

• Defined lean product strategy for Rythm, landing 22M monthly active users, $5MM seed round, multiyear contracts with Sony, Universal, Warner, and became #1 Discord Activity.

• Redesigned brand suite and viral customer acquisition funnel for stealth fintech, generating 150,000 MAU and subsequent startup exit.

• Launched creator subscriptions and profile features for coaching marketplace, working across global team of 10+ engineers, designers, CEO, and CPO, netting $1MM+ GMV and $4MM in funding

• Increased new Square product usage from 100 to 5000 SMBs through diligent user research, maintaining 100k data points across diary studies of 500 small-medium business owners.

Prev: LTSE, Volkswagen, Stir, a16z, more.

@a16z - 3M+ users/mo and distribution channel for 1000+ startups during COVID. Melted Notion servers 2.5x w hug of death. Business Insider called me a software engine!

(See above: Independent Consultant) Marketplace research, passion + gig economy, Asia

Second (#2) Product hire. Joined at Seed, validated entire business from 0, took Mobile team of 2 to driving 40% of MRR. Closed a $25MM Series A from 776 and Tiger Global.

• Owned core product & entire Mobile suite (iOS, Android, web), engineering coaching features that grew business 900%, from $50k to $500k MRR, and closing a $25M Series A.

• Designed entire Mobile suite (iOS, Android, Web) in Figma and launched 30+ app iterations.

• Owned the entire Mobile organization from inception, growing a team of 2 to managing 10 remote engineers, designers, and success managers that drove 40% of monthly revenue.

• Crafted white-glove, data-first product marketing to multiply revenue 10x for Mobile users, netting 1000 coaches averaging 25% MoM growth across revenue, customer retention, rebookings, and lesson sales.

• Started an internal power user program with 250 most engaged customers, helping iterate through 20 new product features, identifying 50+ UX issues, and validating business within the gaming community.

• Developed specific brand tone of voice through viral marketing activations, validating business in community and growing social accounts to 50k+ followers.

• Led Product team’s cross-functional dependencies: power user research, data + metrics transparency, knowledge base creation, workflows for Partnerships and Customer Success teams, etc.