About Me

👋 Hi, I’m Joe!

I’m a serial entrepreneur passionate about building communities and leveraging the power of AI to solve real-world problems. Currently, I’m focused on AI Tinkerers, a platform connecting technical AI builders with in-person events in over 60 cities around the world.

My career has been a journey of building and scaling impactful ventures. From co-founding Crowd Cow and growing it to over health 8-figures in annual revenue and leading it to profitability, to incubating startups like Mighty AI (acquired by Uber) and ReplyYes (acquired by Nordstrom), or bootstrapping MediaPiston (acquired by UpWork, NASDAQ: UPWK) or my very first venture-backed startup as founder & CEO, Snapvine (acquired by Whitepages).

Technically grounded with a B.S. in Computer Science from the University of Washington and an MBA from MIT Sloan School of Management, I’ve always been fascinated by the intersection of technology and business. This passion led me to explore foundation models, large language models, and deep learning to tackle meaningful challenges.

My contributions have been recognized with the 2019 Alumni Impact Award from the University of Washington’s Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering.

Today, my primary focus is AI Tinkerers. I founded this global organization to connect technical AI practitioners across major tech hubs. With in-person events in over 60 cities, AI Tinkerers is building a vibrant network of tens of thousands of members, a respected brand and a powerful platform that connects people, orchestrates impactful events and hackathons, facilitates hiring and recruiting within the AI space, and provides access to capital for promising startups.

If you’re a technical AI practitioner, I encourage you to explore AI Tinkerers.

Let’s connect! The best way to reach me is through a mutual introduction or via AI Tinkerers website or events.

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Please check out some of my tinkering.

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