For startups and investors
Six companies since 1995, three acquired. Then, at 55, I woke up able to code.
I can show you what is running.
For startups and investors
What I'd do for you.
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Ship one working agent for your team in 30 days, then run it.
Ten agents since 2025, from an AI artist in a museum to a portfolio monitor.
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Advise your agent company from inside the build.
Six companies since 1995; Vibeconferencing ships every week.
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Set up a way of working a small team can copy: one model builds, another reviews, a person approves anything that touches money or customers.
It is how I run my own agents every day.
Roles: head of product for agents, VP product or CPO at a Series A to C company, entrepreneur in residence, board or operating advisor.
Recent
Recent work.
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Vibeconferencing, with Stan James Claude joins your video call
Your own coding agent joins a Google Meet as a participant and builds what you discuss before the call ends.
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SOLIENNE, with Kristi Coronado An AI artist at museums and fairs
Shown at Fotografiska Stockholm and Paris Photo. Kristi trained her; I build and run the systems underneath.
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Proof of Corn Can AI grow corn?
Could an AI agent manage a real corn crop on an Iowa farm? The idea alone was the #1 story on Hacker News.
Before this
Bright Moments, my most recent company Live art events in ten cities, 2021–2024
Digital art generated and revealed in front of a live audience, with about 150 artists. Watch the documentary
Founded or co-founded
- SiteSpecific 1995–1997
- Majestic Research 2002–2010
- Root Markets 2005–2006
- SocialMedia.com 2007–2009
- Turntable.fm 2011–2013
- Bright Moments 2021–2024
Selected workShipped product, and agents doing real jobs.
Selected work
Shipped product, and agents doing real jobs.
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Vibeconferencing
A Mac app that brings your own coding agent (Claude Code, Codex or Cursor) into a Google Meet as a participant.
Live
- What it proves
- A clear product decision in a crowded category: the agent works during the call instead of only taking notes. Weekly releases.
- Built with
- Stan James, lead engineer, who wrote most of the app and the engine. I shape the product and built the site and the bot characters.
- Years
- 2026 to now
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slashvibe
Messaging for people who build with AI: message each other, and each other's agents, from inside Claude Code or Codex.
Live
- What it proves
- I know MCP, presence, identity and consent, and I ship developer tools inside the coding agents people already use.
- Built with
- Platform contributions from Brian Flynn and Stan James.
- Years
- 2026 to now
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vibestats
A command-line tool that reads how you work in Claude Code, locally, and gives you a builder personality card.
Live
- What it proves
- A developer tool that stays private: your data never leaves your machine.
- Built with
- Solo.
- Years
- 2026
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HEMMA
A home-inventory companion that helps decide what to sell, give or keep, and drafts resale listings.
Live, partial
- What it proves
- An agent that cannot make things up, enforced in code.
- Built with
- Its first user, a vintage reseller, who decides what it does in her shop.
- Years
- 2026 to now
hemma.care Repo private
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DENZA
An agent that watches a leveraged generative-art portfolio and its loans, and proposes actions a person must approve.
Live
- What it proves
- An agent whose facts can be checked: every claim is marked observed, reconstructed or verified, and it never moves money on its own.
- Built with
- Solo, on my own portfolio.
- Years
- 2026
Track recordSix companies since 1995.
Track record
Six companies since 1995.
| Company | Years | What it did | Outcome |
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| SiteSpecific | 1995 to 1997 | One of the first interactive agencies. | Acquired by CKS. |
| Majestic Research | 2002 to 2010 | Internet data turned into research for funds; one of the first alternative-data firms. | 200+ funds, $40M+ in sales. Acquired by ITG. |
| SocialMedia.com | 2007 to 2009 | Ads inside social apps. | Acquired. |
| Root Markets | 2005 to 2006 | An online exchange for sales leads. | |
| Turntable.fm | 2011 to 2013 | Online rooms where people took turns as DJ. | |
| Bright Moments | 2021 to 2024 | Live generative-art events in ten cities. |
How I workA way of working a small team can copy.
How I work
A way of working a small team can copy.
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Build and review
Claude Code builds; a second model reviews.
One model writes the code, another reviews it, and I decide what ships.
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Approval tiers
Observe, propose, act.
Observing runs on its own. Proposing leaves a draft and a log entry. Acting on money, messages to people or publishing waits for a person to sign.
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Portfolio
Two shared tools, many single-purpose agents.
Vibeconferencing and slashvibe are shared tools for people and agents. Every other agent does one job, and none becomes a shared tool until it shows demand.
Contact
Tell me what your company is trying to do with AI agents.
I'll reply with how I would approach it.
[email protected]
Remote, or in person in New York or San Francisco.