Who am I?
Spent most of my career around technology, and figuring things out as we go.
I've worked at really big companies and really small ones. Both have their own version of chaos. I've learned a lot from both, but probably the most important lesson is that, at the highest levels, people still have no idea what they're doing. We're all just trying to figure it out!
I'm curious about most things. I like learning how things work, why they work, and sometimes why these things need to exist in the first place.
I mentor here and there, although I've never really thought of it as mentoring. If I know something that can help someone else, I'll share it. If I can help someone avoid a mistake I've already made, cool.
I spend a lot of time on Product Hunt. keeping on eye on new tools, platforms and ideas that eventually become companies. Sometimes I'll reach out to the founders, talk to them to understand their why, also enjoy telling people what I think. Sometimes they even ask me.
I'm at Visla now. We're building video software for businesses. We've been using AI for years, including back when you could say "AI" without putting it in every headline, button, and product name, or the noticeable eye-roll from whoever is listening to you.
Before Visla, I was at Zoom. I was there for the "scale" & "chaos" of the "ZoomBoom".
I also created CreditFX in my spare time. I basically got tired of all the different platforms using different unites for pricing their services, very much an AI problem nowadays.
I get that pricing for usage is critical and makes the most sense, but it's confusing! What does a credit, or token actually equal in monetary terms.
So yes, I built the tool I wished existed for the last 4 years. No, it's not an exchange, despite the name. You cannot sell, buy or trade credits, tokens or anything else here. We simply translate usage into money.
Sometimes I invest in companies I find interesting, products I think are useful, cool, and people I think are onto something. I'm not trying to pretend I'm Warren Buffett, not even Jimmy Buffett.
And "Mogabr" isn't some carefully developed personal brand.
Goldman Sachs gave me the username years ago by combining my name. I liked it, so I kept it, that's it!
