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eight years of rooms
How I got from security research to running hacker houses, and what the job looks like when the laptops close. Warning: mostly the same face in every photo.
what i'm up to right now
- looking forThe next ecosystem, events or community role. Somewhere that needs rooms worth being in.
- still doingMentoring and judging hackathons, as I have since 2020.
- open toResidencies and hacker houses that want to be run properly, start to follow-through.
updated oct 2026
the road here
Eight years turning rooms into ecosystems, from developer communities to residencies, with a first chapter in security research.
Built the whole community system: hacker houses, debriefs, launchpads and flagships. 60+ events at Arweave, 4,000+ builders reached on the debrief tours, 5 hacker houses drawn from 1,500+ applications, and a 3-month Launchpad that carried 40+ founders through to follow-on funding.
Onboarded 2,000+ recurring users and 5,000+ developers building on Zeeve within six months.
Where it started, led 10+ cybersecurity & AI research programs and built the institute's early research community across 8 countries.
60+ hackathons mentored and judged, including university programs at Stanford, Columbia, UCSD, Arizona, UofT and the IITs.
building a room worth being in?
Hiring for an ecosystem, events or community role, or want a residency that actually matters? Let's talk.