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Now

What I'm focused on right now.

A living page, updated as my focus shifts — inspired by Derek Sivers' /now movement.

Last updated July 16, 2026

Currently building

  • XNG Markets — a markets platform I'm building and contributing to (xng.markets).
  • Leap — an AI platform for generating audio, image, and video content (useleap.xyz).

Learning

  • Evaluation harnesses for AI products — making 'it feels good' measurable.
  • Deeper distributed-systems patterns for real-time, cross-chain reliability.

Reading

  • Designing Data-Intensive Applications — Martin Kleppmann
  • The Pragmatic Programmer — David Thomas & Andrew Hunt

Watching

  • Talks from teams shipping AI and crypto products responsibly.

Listening

  • Long-form engineering podcasts on infra, product, and startups.

Goals

  • Grow Leap and get it in front of more creators.
  • Write more — turn hard-won lessons into essays.

Recent wins

  • Helped power $100M+ in on-chain volume at Fend.
  • Shipped Leap solo, end to end.

Recent challenges

  • Balancing building in public with building deeply.
  • Saying no to good ideas to protect the great one.

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