Crafting AI products the future can't outgrow

AI Builder Strategy 0→1→Scale Leadership Human-Centered

The mind behind the inventions

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I've been building AI products since before it was cool. A decade of turning emerging capabilities into products that change how people live and work — not by chasing what's possible, but by obsessing over what's needed.

I've led 0-to-1-to-scale AI products inside some of the world's most-used consumer platforms — setting the vision, designing the system architecture, embedding responsible AI as a competitive edge, and shipping experiences that reached hundreds of millions of people.

I operate where model capabilities, product design, and business model converge. That's where the most consequential decisions are made — and where the most interesting products are born.

Where the craft runs deep

AI Product Vision

Every AI product needs a reason to exist beyond "we have a model." I define where AI creates structural advantage — the use case, the moat, the reason users come back — before a single sprint starts.

0→1 at Scale

New AI products inside large consumer platforms. The hard part isn't the prototype — it's navigating organizational complexity, model limitations, and user trust simultaneously while shipping fast.

AI-Era Leadership

Building teams where PMs, engineers, designers, and ML researchers share a strategic frame — not just a backlog. The teams that win in AI move faster because they think together, not just build together.

Three principles I won't ship without

Start with the human, not the hype. AI can do remarkable things — but the question is never "what can we build?" It's "what does someone actually need, and is AI genuinely the best way to meet that need?"

Clarity is the job. An LLM can generate a spec in seconds. What it can't do is own the consequences. The PM's edge is no longer documentation — it's direction. Crisp framing, the right constraints, and the narrative that gets a team moving together.

Warmth is a competitive advantage. The teams that sustain intensity for a year — not just a sprint — are the ones with real trust, real candor, and leaders who hold the emotional center during change.

Perspectives on AI & product

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Building something ambitious?

I'm always up for conversations about AI product strategy, team building, and what it takes to ship something that lasts.