900mInterests
Off the clock.
What I do when I'm not building, though most of it isn't far from it.
Markets and investing
I still write long-form theses for fun, the same buy-side loop from my equity-research days: build a view, pressure-test it, size it. They range from a Meta bull case to a Constellation Brands valuation, and lately I track how AI infrastructure gets priced.
A musician, first
I grew up playing saxophone and piano. Over time I taught myself to make rap beats and produce house music, and now I DJ for fun. The instruments came first, and everything since has grown out of that.
Film and photography
I shoot on a Sony A7 IV and fly a DJI drone, chasing the intersection of film and photo. What I love is capturing a moment that holds up as both a still and a frame of motion.
Sneakers, the origin story
Where all of this started. I was flipping sneakers at 16 with Ocean Supply, which is where I learned the edge was the signal, not the shoe. I still find the resale market and its lore, from Air Mags to release cycles, genuinely fascinating.
Networking with other builders
I keep a real system for it: a running list of people I believe in and who think differently, with reminders to reconnect a few times a year. The Michigan network and the founders I've met along the way still matter to me most.
Emerging tech on the frontier
I live on it for work and for fun, from building Claude-native agents to thinking about the agentic economy and where AI-native infrastructure goes next. My first company rode the crypto and NFT wave, so I have watched a few frontiers form up close.
Competitive by default
I like to compete, and it shows up in how I build: running several ventures at once in college, and treating every event and product as something worth doing properly.
Real estate and small businesses
Outside software I am drawn to real assets and the unglamorous businesses that quietly compound. I have an eye on Miami and on the tools that make small and mid-sized businesses run better.