When I was in the 5th grade, my dad bought me my first personal computer. That same day, I wrote my first lines of HTML. Over the next few years, I taught myself QBasic, Visual Basic, Java, C++, HTML, and a few other languages. That started my endless love for technology. At 17, I was finally able to translate that knowledge into success with my first real company. Within a year, we generated nearly a million dollars in revenue with a starting investment of $200 that we barely scrapped together. At 19, I parlayed that success into my second company, Adscend Media. Within 18 months of founding, we hit an 8 figure revenue run rate. Again, bootstrapped and totally debt free. Of course, Adscend Media is nothing like it was in 2009. In 2024, Adscend is a rewarded ad platform with access to tens of millions of unique users. As of early 2021, I am the Chair of the Board and continue to support Adscend's growth as a platform company. Since the beginning of 2021, I've utilized my skillset as a technical co-founder, former CEO/leader/bootstrapped entrepreneur, and expert in understanding incentives/economies/virtual currencies as a way to broaden my horizon and look towards the future of technology. Today, I am preparing to utilize all of this great new knowledge with my skillset to drive innovations in other industries. As a founder and investor, I am excited for the 2020s. Want to connect? Send me a private message!