Perspective

At the frontier of every major platform shift for three decades, forming the teams that make, test, and ship what comes next.

The stations

2025–present

Gray Whale

Pre-thinking: the Large Interaction Model, the optimization layer between AI models and your application stack.

Source: Gray Whale, $35M DARPA-funded research

2007–present

Developer Camp

The teams that build at scale (Square, Getaround, Temple Run, OAuth, TestFlight): the world’s best hackathon, 48 hours.

Source: developer.camp, 2007–present

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2008

Obama '08 on iPhone

Built and tested Obama ’08 for iPhone under Top Secret at DollarApp: personal congratulations from Steve Jobs.

Source: DollarApp, 2008

2005–2006

Odeo to Twitter, then 140 Characters

Social networks at Odeo, then brevity as a form at Twitter: the 140 Characters short-form style guide.

Source: Odeo/Twitter; 140 Characters (book)

1999–2000

Academic research: Harvard + MIT

Harvard M.Ed. in Cognitive Science, then the MIT Media Lab with Dr. Seymour Papert (Future of Education Group): the learner’s tool, constructionism.

Source: MIT Media Lab, Future of Education Group; Harvard M.Ed.

1996–2009

Corporate research: HP Labs + Adobe Labs

HP Labs (e-ink, RFID liaison) and Adobe Labs (PDF, Dreamweaver, Flash Video): research at the frontier, pioneering online since 1996.

Source: HP Labs, Adobe Labs, 1996–2009

1993–1996

Swarthmore, Writing Associate

The teaching roots: as a Writing Associate, the arts of instruction and mentorship.

Source: Swarthmore College, 1993–1996