Developer|Investor|CTO|Builder
Code is cheap. Experience is priceless.
Every organization needs an actual software professional with experience to keep projects from turning into slop.
Software needs survivors, not hipsters.
Combat net loss trends with real bullshit detectors.
Surviving the dot-com bubble, MSIE 5+6, the MEAN & MERN stack, housing crisis, Social Media hype, Web 2.0, NFT hype, the crypto bro era, "NoSQL will replace SQL", IDE skirmishes, DEI war, and cancellation provides absolute clarity on what really matters in business and life.It's time to rebuild again while also preparing for the next collapse (AI). Coding is not solved, but it has been commoditized. The people who understand architecture, engineering, team building, and the business of software are behind all of the great products.
The Slop is Real
New Slop Order
Producing lines of code is not how to measure value. Nor is your token spend. Nor is your agent count. The same goes for the IDE, OS, terminal, keyboard, mouse, or chair.Only one thing matters: Working, readable, maintainable code.Accept, not substitute, and keep people who know the difference very close or witness firsthand the destructive nature of runaway narratives and the black hole of the hype cycle.
Experience Matters
Shipping Matters
Years before the internet, the FCC contacted me about my online behavior (~1984). Then, before anyone heard about "GPT," I was already far beyond one million lines of code shipped to production servers.History matters and is tightly coupled to experience. If that does not make sense, move along.If you stick around, understand the facts and truth don't care about feelings. Success is the final test of a team; let's get there together and face the challenge of "now what?"
The Choice is Yours
Invest in Success
Need an advisor? Real fCTO? Guidance? Talent or management investment? Or a financial partner?I have had all the roles, worked with or in dozens of startups, and have a feeling of "having seen it all," which allows me to guide the next generation of value-aligned, software-centric companies.
🎉 As of 2025, I left social media 🥳, so email marc@this domain or a discovery call is how things start now.