Journey
The journey so far
Childhood
The Competitor
Since I can remember, I’ve been driven to give my best. My parents made substantial sacrifices to provide my brother and me a strong foundation, and I want to make the most of it. As a kid, my outlet was track and field, where I learned to push myself as a competitive Junior Olympic runner. It was me versus myself and the clock. In this process, I became obsessed with Steve Prefontaine. His famous quote, “to give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift,” still follows me everywhere today.
High School & College
The Teammate
I put on football pads at age 7 and never looked back. Across 17 years of playing, I was fortunate to always be on a team that finished the season with more wins than losses — including the 2016 Rose Bowl at Stanford. In high school I was a team captain involved in almost every play; at Stanford I contributed on scout team, prepping our starters each week. Both taught me the same lesson: winning culture is built when every individual commits to something greater than themselves.
Post-College Investing
The Dreamer
After graduation, I had the opportunity to work with relentless builders across the world, from Russia to our own backyard in San Francisco. Mentors pointed me in this direction, knowing my curiosity would be well-fed talking to founders nearly 24/7. I deeply appreciate how founders can change the world for the better. My focus was on consumer product-led SaaS and, eventually, AI-enabled products. This experience tapped into my imagination and my inner dreamer, expanding my aperture of what was possible.
Stanford GSB & DubClub
The Builder
While investing, I got the builder itch. Overhearing two Stanford buddies wrestling with a problem in sports betting, I got curious about a market I’d never spent much time in. The founding of DubClub coincided with my time at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Two years into building, I somehow graduated with my MBA from Stanford. I ran the company as CEO for four years, helping bring my co-founders’ vision to life. What I loved most was aligning the interests of our customers, employees, and investors — Win More Together™. We’ve created approximately 20 millionaires and processed over $100 million in payments along the way.
Post-DubClub
The Lifelong Learner
Running a startup while getting my MBA taught me fast that I needed leverage. I turned to AI out of necessity, using ChatGPT and Perplexity to keep pace with one of the country's most rigorous in-person MBA programs while building a company. What started as a productivity tool quickly became an obsession with what the technology could do for people. I found myself being pulled more and more toward AI and less toward sports betting, which was always a stronger tie for my co-founders than for me. That pull eventually led me to step away. I took time to rediscover myself, devouring books, reflecting deeply, and doing the Hoffman Process: seven days with no devices, just me and 31 strangers who are now good friends. That experience helped me see the common thread across every chapter of my life: I'm a missionary.
Now
The Missionary
Looking back, I realize AI isn't just helping me work faster. It's giving me back the space to think, create, and connect with people. The things that make us human are being unlocked, not replaced. What pulls me in so deeply is not necessarily the technology itself, but rather what the technology can give back to us. Today I spend 90% of my day building with AI, rarely touching a keyboard, getting a feel for what I think the next wave looks like. I'm obsessed with how AI can empower the human experience. Building for a better future is the chapter I'm writing right now.
