COO at Determinate Systems. 2x VC backed founder. Former product leader at PagerDuty, New Relic, and Zenput. Small-time angel investor.
Co-Found 2 VC backed startups. Launched one on stage at TechCrunch Disrupt SF. Built and grew a new product for New Relic in 2014, then tripled the ARR of another from 2015-2017. Built and launched PagerDuty Analytics and PagerDuty Visibility. Inspired an episode of Silicon Valley on HBO.
Describe the most impressive thing you've done.The Lean Startup because it is the best reminder of doing things that do not scale in the pursuit of building something that people will love.
Crucial Conversations because communication is the most important skill for any professional, and this book cracked the code for me.
Getting an advanced degree in Economics as a means to explore an economic theory that I have developed and believe could be one of the most important realities of modern society.
Just do it.
Travis Kalanick is someone I admire because of how we walked the thin line between creating the change he wanted to see in the transportation industry, without going too far. His vision was absolutely incredible at Uber.
Selling a vision for the future and making it look possible.
I'm old school and still center my professional communications around email (but don't worry, I am a happy and all-day-every-day Slack users).
Psychology 101 because just about everything we do in life, personal or professional, comes down to understanding how people think and why they do what they do.
Move to San Francisco.
