About Me
I build things at the intersection of technology and humanity.
Before I got into tech, I taught high school philosophy (2009–2015). That background — the questions about what it means to think, to learn, to be human — still shapes everything I do. It's why I care about AI-human collaboration, not just AI capabilities. It's why I think the interface is the product.
Over 15 years, I've advised 30+ companies through Gallevin Consulting, founded companies in AI healthcare and real estate, and helped two startups reach successful exits (META → Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, VISR → SafeToNet).
The project I'm proudest of? Taking a 100+ year old Westinghouse heritage building that everyone said was worthless and turning it into a $15M restoration. Sometimes seeing around corners means seeing value where others see decay.
The AI Builder Era
Since December 2025, I've been building intensively with AI coding agents. Not just advising on AI adoption anymore — actually shipping code with Claude Code, OpenCode, Cursor, and Clawdbot.
The result? 12 production apps shipped for clients, businesses, and myself — in under three months. The bottleneck has shifted from "can you code?" to "can you think clearly about what to build?" That question is product management. It always was.
My thesis: vibe coding has collapsed the wall between product and engineering. The Full-Stack Product Lead is what emerges — someone who carries both the product judgment of a seasoned PM and the technical fluency of a developer or CTO. Not a hybrid who does both badly, but someone for whom the two are inseparable. You think in systems and you build in code, in the same breath.
I launched Growth Engineering to extend this one step further. Shipping the product is only half the loop. The Full-Stack Product Lead doesn't hand off to a growth team or a data analyst after launch — they own post-production too: instrumentation, funnel analysis, user research, acquisition. GrowEngine encodes that entire layer into the AI agent itself, so the product keeps learning after it ships.
This is where product management is heading: the Full-Stack Product Lead — from first insight to shipped code to the analytics loop that closes the cycle. I'm building that future, one shipped product at a time.
How I Think (the sauce code)
Convex Bets
Asymmetrical upside: when you see something others don't, concentrate rather than diversify. My best outcomes came from conviction bets, not hedged portfolios.
Systems Over Solutions
I think in systems, not fixes. Cynefin framework. Emergence. Why "best practices" fail in complex domains. The map is not the territory.
AI as Collaborator
Not interested in AI that replaces humans. Interested in AI that extends human capacity. The interface is where the magic happens.
Ship, Then Iterate
Thinking is important. Shipping is more important. The best insights come from contact with reality, not from planning in isolation.
The Path
Payquad Solutions
Dec 2021 – PresentHead of Product and Growth
Led the evolution to MYPORTAL 2.0 — a next-generation redesign. 25% ARR growth, 15% churn reduction, 50% conversion lift.
Electric City Developments
2017 – 2021Founder & General Partner
Revived Hamilton's iconic 7-story Westinghouse building. Acquired for $2.6M. $15M restoration into 60,000 sq ft Class A office + 10,000 sq ft event venue. National Trust award. Proved them wrong.
Bridge7 Oncology
2017 – 2020Co-Founder & CEO
Built AI-powered radiotherapy treatment planning, trained on thousands of high quality radiation treatment plans from a world leading cancer center. $3M+ raised, 12 clinical sites. Won Falcons' Fortunes on World Cancer Day 2020.
VISR → SafeToNet
2015 – 2017Lead Product
Pioneered AI/ML to detect emotional distress in digital content, protecting children online. Instrumental in Horizon Ventures seed round; led product through acquisition.
META Inc. → CZI
2012 – 2015VP Operations & BD
Built the AI platform mapping 67M+ biomedical research interests. First-ever CZI acquisition. Team from 0 to 20+. $6M Series A.
Also:
Gallevin Consulting (2010–Present) — 30+ companies, $250K+ grants secured.
Philosophy teacher at Torah High (2009–2015).
Korea AI Conference speaker (2018).
Education
MBA, Finance
Rotman School of Management
2017
Martin Ossip Scholarship
Creative Destruction Lab
AI/ML Specialization
2016–2019
AI investment frameworks
BASc, Materials Science & Engineering
University of Toronto
2010
Minor: Bioengineering
Personal
I'm based in Toronto. I have a daughter who keeps me grounded and reminds me what actually matters. When I'm not building, I'm moving — I love cycling, ice hockey, soccer, tennis, and golf. I read obsessively on cognitive science, think the future is nuclear (SMRs), and wind down with a good sake and whatever's next on the reading list. I think a lot about what it means to be human in an age of increasingly capable machines.
I write about AI, tech, and philosophy on Substack. I consult through Gallevin. I'm always happy to talk to interesting people about interesting problems.
Influences
Naval Ravikant
Wealth/happiness frameworks. The 4 types of luck. Building specific knowledge that can't be trained for.
Peter Thiel
Zero to One thinking. Monopoly vs. competition. The power of secrets — things that are true but few believe.
Vitalik Buterin
Convex/concave dispositions. When to concentrate vs. diversify. Systems thinking for decentralized coordination.
Dave Snowden
Cynefin framework. Why "best practices" fail in complex domains. The difference between complicated and complex.
Scott Aaronson
Computational complexity as a lens for everything. Rigorous thinking about quantum computing, AI, and what's actually hard.
Books
- History of Western Philosophy — Bertrand Russell
- Paradigms Lost — John L. Casti
- Thinking in Systems — Donella Meadows