There is information asymmetry in the labor market for the trades, and this mismatch leads to transactions that make both sides worse off.Shovels aggregates and analyzes building permit, inspection, and contractor data so the people who hire and underwrite contractors get better results. Our climate opportunity is to find the best green contractors (solar, heat pump, insulation) and track the proliferation of electric building renovations nationwide.

I enjoy teaching general management and entrepreneurship classes. I also volunteer as Treasurer of the DVC Foundation.

Toofr LLC builds, runs, and sells web companies. Its exits include eNPS.co, FindEmails.com, TrackJobChanges.com, Name2Domain.com, EmailFinder.io, and Name2Profile.com to a private equity firm and Live Data Technologies.

MightySignal is the leading provider of mobile application software dependency intelligence. Basically that means we sell data about which tools mobile software developers are installing and uninstalling.Airnow acquired MightySignal in July 2021.

Scripted is where marketers and writers work together. We provide an end-to-end content marketing solution as well as a freelance writing community. Scripted is awesome.

Helped with early recruitment and marketing.

Political, sports, and entertainment business development at the leading person information company.

I helped the Commission on Economic Development investigate a climate policy implementation strategy, especially for the GHG cap-and-trade system.

I provided quantitative and document support for complex, multi-million dollar corporate litigation disputes.

I helped launch the Green Campus program in six public universities across the state of California to promote energy efficient technology and behavior.