I build things, back people, and compound what I learn.
Three products shipped, one acquired. Now investing in and advising early-stage founders while writing about the process in public.
About
From first launch to what compounds.
I started building products in 2017, mostly to solve problems I had myself. One of those side projects turned into a company, which turned into an acquisition, which turned into the capital and the credibility to do it again — this time on purpose.
These days I split my time between shipping my own products, backing early-stage founders as an angel investor, and writing down what I'm learning so the next round of builders can skip a few of my mistakes.
Building
Shipping product under Compound Labs, my current studio.
Investing
Writing early checks for founders who build in public.
Writing
Documenting what compounds — and what doesn't.
Selected work
Products, bets, and experiments.
The journey
A few moments that compounded.
First product, first users
Launched a side project to solve my own scheduling headaches. It found 500 users in a month.
Went full-time
Left my job to build Northline full-time after it crossed 10K users organically.
Started angel investing
Wrote my first check into a founder I'd been advising informally for a year.
Northline acquired
Sold Northline to a vertical SaaS company after growing it to 40K users.
Compound Labs
Started a small studio to build new products and back founders at the same time.
As featured in
Talks & conversations.
Building in public without burning out
SaaStr Annual · 2025
From side project to acquisition
Indie Hackers Podcast · 2024
How I evaluate founders as an angel
The Angel Show · 2024
Solo founder, real business
MicroConf · 2023
The pre-seed checklist I use
This Week in Startups · 2023
Shipping fast without a team
Startup School · 2022
Writing
Notes on building and investing.
Get in touch
Building something? Let's talk.
Open to advisory work, angel checks, speaking invitations, and the occasional collaboration.