Results
What I built, what it did for the business, and what had to be true along the way. The whole record is on LinkedIn if you’d rather check it.
CoachMantis · founded 2026
What I built
The whole product, from a blank page to live, with AI coding agents: a brief on the company and role, a resume review against the job, and practice interviews graded on a clear rubric.
What it did for the business
A live product at coachmantis.com that anyone preparing for an interview can start using for free.
Along the way
Every decision a first version needs: who it’s for, what ships first, what it costs to run.
Seamless.AI · CTO
What I built
Products those teams built are still core to what Seamless sells, with AI in the product itself: search, data enrichment and generated content.
What it did for the business
Moved the company beyond data into workflow, because workflow is what keeps customers renewing. AI in how engineering, QA and product worked, so each engineer shipped more.
Along the way
SOC 2 Type 2 in under eight months, which made enterprise deals closable, and a roadmap the business could plan against.
Datassential · CTO
What I built
The product team, and a major new product shipped inside my first year. The forecasting and trend models in the product.
What it did for the business
Ran the numbers on every product we sold, and retired two that were quietly losing money.
Along the way
Product and engineering process put in place where the growth had outrun it.
RainKing → DiscoverOrg → ZoomInfo
What I built
The product and the engineering team at RainKing, starting with four engineers.
What it did for the business
DiscoverOrg acquired RainKing and I became CTO of the combined company. We then acquired ZoomInfo and took the business public under that name.
Along the way
Two rounds of diligence, no surprises in either.
Ask me for references. I’ll put you on the phone with CEOs I’ve reported to and founders whose engineering I’ve run. They’ll tell you what I’m like when it’s going badly, which is the part worth knowing.
You’ll leave with the three things I’d do first, whether or not we work together.