👋about
last updated: june 2024hey! i'm zev. i build gaming products that millions of people love.
background
- studied computer science at cornell
- started as a programmer, fell in love with product
- led the cornell appdev team building campus apps
- learned about scale at walmart (supply chain for 4,700+ stores)
- built the first athlete stock market at mojo
- now leading product at fliff (1m+ users)
current focus
- building deep ai infrastructure expertise - compute economics, gpu supply chains, model providers
- writing on ai capital flows and frontier investing opportunities
- preparing for columbia business school transition into vc/investing
- networking in the ai/vc ecosystem and building early deal flow
- creating market maps tracking the ai stack from infra to applications
how i work
- user research as north star
- data-informed but instinct-driven
- fast iteration cycles
- close collaboration with engineering and design
- always shipping, always learning
random facts
- avid golfer who loves getting out on the course
- learning about ai and its applications in gaming
- always building something new on weekends
- love coffee - light roast, no sugar, lots of it
- angel investor in gaming and creator economy startups
- love nyc, sf, tokyo, barcelona
want to chat about product, gaming, or ai? → get in touch