I was born and grew-up in San Diego, leaving only twice: I lived in Cambridge/Boston from 1997 - 2001 for college, earning an S.B. in Economics at MIT. Four years later, I lived in New Haven while getting my MBA from Yale.

Near the midpoint of my Sophomore year at MIT, I caught the entrepreneurial bug. With the idea to create an instant messenger enabling communication across all instant messaging networks (a novel concept at the time), I persuaded several fellow MIT students to join me in creating a company called Eyeshake. With people communicating via their computer screens, I envisioned an “eyeshake” taking the place of a handshake.

Within six months, we had $3 million, a team of 15 people and an office on the top floor of Boston’s third oldest building. Within twelve months, we had a stock bid for our company valuing us at nearly $400 million. Although that final value never materialized, the Eyeshake experience left me with the thirst to pursue the development of technologies and companies that could help bring people closer together.

The day after graduating from MIT, I moved back to California and raised $150K to explore a new idea I had for the development of location based technologies for mobile phones. After pitching to several VCs, I was told that Bluetooth would never succeed (a requirement for our approach) and that nobody would have any need for their phones to know their locations. You can imagine my frustration! Needless to say, I was stuck and had to pursue other options.

I was recruited by a fellow MIT alum to work at a Sequoia-funded management consulting firm called inCode. inCode addressed strategy challenges for wireless companies, principally including carriers like at&t, Sprint, Verizon and T-Mobile.

Two years later and with a 99% percentile GMAT, I left for my MBA. While earning my MBA at Yale, inCode was sold to VeriSign and my aspirations post MBA had landed at the doorstep of yet another entrepreneurial venture: GoGroups.

Returning to San Diego, I found an investor to back the development of an initial version of GoGroups - a novel messaging tool for groups. One year and $300K later, we were pleased to introduce this, where it’s still available, at gogroups.com. 

After turning GoGroups’ focus to expansion of the patent patent portfolio surrounding its unique IP, I landed at custom software development and consulting firm Art & Logic. At Art & Logic, I’ve been able to help many companies, new and large, bring their software ideas to life.

Nowhere near the end of my interest in entrepreneurship, I’ve also co-founded iEveryware. In collaboration with two other Yale alums, we’ve been introducing a tool that enables people to setup and manage their own iPhone and iPad apps with no software development skills required. 

So far, iEveryware has enabled dozens of individuals, firms and other institutions to create and release their mobile apps to the world. Some of my favorite users include the Berklee College of Music, MIT, Harvard Business School, Senator Mark Kirk and world-renowned jazz musician Sonny Rollins.

And that brings us to today. As for tomorrow, you’ll have to wait and see…