Location: Takoma Park, MD, USA
Remote: Yes
Willing to relocate: No
Technologies: VP Product (AI), Game Design, Complex Systems, Data Architecture, Ships Products People Love
I was #1 on HN last month with my semantic analysis of English. Now I'm looking to help another technical product become more human.
What I deliver (bringing 10 years of indie puzzle gaming insights to software):
* Tutorial thinking - Design onboarding where users learn by doing, not reading docs
* Progressive complexity - Reveal features as users are ready, not all at once
* Intrinsic motivation - Create products people use because they want to, not have to
* Discovery moments - Build "aha!" experiences into routine workflows
* Natural sharing - Design features worth showing off (no forced virality)
* Satisfaction loops - Make the 100th use as rewarding as the first
Previously: SpicyNodes (40M users), time.gov (2M monthly), medical AI for 1.5M patients. PI on $295K NSF SBIR. I excel at the intersection of technical depth and human understanding - whether building atomic clock interfaces or language models.
Seeking: VP Product or CPO role at companies building AI products. Particularly interested in semantic search, knowledge tools, or creative AI applications. I lead teams of creative and technical people, and leverage those same skills to architect and ship production code (Swift, Python, etc.) via modern AI tools - decades of managing developers taught me exactly how to direct technical work.
What I deliver (bringing 10 years of indie puzzle gaming insights to software):
* Tutorial thinking - Design onboarding where users learn by doing, not reading docs
* Progressive complexity - Reveal features as users are ready, not all at once
* Intrinsic motivation - Create products people use because they want to, not have to
* Discovery moments - Build "aha!" experiences into routine workflows
* Natural sharing - Design features worth showing off (no forced virality)
* Satisfaction loops - Make the 100th use as rewarding as the first
Previously: SpicyNodes (40M users), time.gov (2M monthly), medical AI for 1.5M patients. PI on $295K NSF SBIR. I excel at the intersection of technical depth and human understanding - whether building atomic clock interfaces or language models.
Seeking: VP Product or CPO role at companies building AI products. Particularly interested in semantic search, knowledge tools, or creative AI applications. I lead teams of creative and technical people, and leverage those same skills to architect and ship production code (Swift, Python, etc.) via modern AI tools - decades of managing developers taught me exactly how to direct technical work.