I work with idea and early-stage founders in climate, energy, and food systems to figure out who they’re building for, what to build, in what order, what it will cost, and where the money should come from.
I help founders walk the winding path towards Product-Market Fit (PMF).
Learn how to talk about, measure, and progress towards PMF, so that you can confidently speak with investors about how your business will grow.
Finding Product Market Fit (PMF)I help founders plan and execute their capital strategy.
Where the money should come from, whether that’s venture, grants, or design partners, and how to tell a technical story to a non-technical audience. That includes round strategy, terms, and the pitch itself.
Raising smart capitalAs a startup founder and product leader I have seen what zero looks like, I can help you bring clarity to the chaos.
Here you will find my thoughts on all things startups, from high-level strategy to tactics and tools. Covering SaaS to Deep Tech, team building, pricing, managing your mental health as a founder, and much more.
1 Slip Box/StartupsI don’t fit cleanly in a box. I’ve been a software engineer, product manager, operator, and founder. I’ve worked in wind energy, direct air capture, nuclear, and materials science, solving problems with software, predictive modeling, and generative AI.
Most recently I co-founded Materia Chemistries, building generative AI models to discover new alloys and ceramics. We went through Berkeley SkyDeck, partnered with companies in DAC and fusion, and pitched leading investors including Khosla before running out of runway to hit our technical milestones. I’ve been in the trenches and failed in all the best ways.
Before that, I owned predictive analytics at SkySpecs, a drone inspection company serving wind energy, and spent 12 years at a $10B global consumer goods company across engineering, audit, security, data science, and strategy.
Read the Materia founder story
Speaking at SF Climate Week 2025
I use writing as a way of learning, and here I share my thoughts on everything. I truly mean everything, though it's not all published, there are meanderings on life as a generalist, tools for product managers, definitions of obscure philosophical concepts, and recipes for amazing pickled onions.
Explore the GardenTell me what you’re working on. We’ll talk through where you are, what’s in the way, and whether I can help.
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