I’ve always been obsessed with the power of exceptional products and technology and how they can change the world. I won’t forget the magical first moment I stepped into an Uber. It created a new product that transformed the way people move. In my time there, I was fortunate enough to help build incredible products and see how that, paired with customer obsession, created huge companies.
In venture, I gravitate toward founders who share this conviction: that great products aren’t built just with code, but with empathy, velocity, and clarity of vision. I’ve been fortunate to partner with companies like Nominal, Patlytics, and Two Dots, where product craftsmanship is a defining edge—whether it’s enabling better AI workflows that feel like magic, and that makes the impossible become reality. Across all stages, I love helping teams navigate the messy zero-to-one phase, refining product-market fit, and hitting the gas pedal when that magic moment is achieved.
I want to partner with founders who are trailblazers. The kind of people who aren’t afraid to challenge orthodoxy, take on previously “undefeatable” incumbents, or reimagine entire categories from first principles. Often, they’re the ones who are ahead of trends and operate with a kind of creative defiance that bends markets. But the common thread is always the same: a deep love for product and a relentless obsession with the customer. That’s when the magic happens: when ambition meets precision, and something truly generational takes shape.
When did a product shift from interesting to inevitable?
I experienced that magic Uber moment again with Patlytics. Historically, patent tools have been clunky and built on legacy tech. Patent analysis takes teams of people and weeks of manual work in spreadsheets and claim charts. AI helps make this analysis and work product creation near instantaneous. It’s a true paradigm shift.
The team took an opinionated approach by launching a platform vs a point solution, covering the workflow end-to-end, including multiple modules in drafting, prior art search, IP monitoring, and more. I couldn’t believe how much product the team shipped as a seed-stage startup in less than a year. As Paul walked me through how all the modules and data were tied together, and the workflows that were now possible, the only word I can use to describe the experience is magical. Potential customers had the same experience and “wow” moment. Some were left speechless in sales calls I sat in on.
