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I'm Tommy

Who Am I?

Hi, I'm Tommy. I have been a co-founder or early stage employee at several tech startups. During this time I have built products that are used by some of the world's leading tech companies including Google, Airbnb & Stripe. I had a successful exit with my most recent venture, FenceMapper.

Experience

Co-Founder at FenceMapper Jun, 2016 - Present

Business Intelligence Application for Fencing Contractors (Merged with mySalesman, LLC)
  1. Designed and built the FenceMapper application.
  2. Uncovered a novel business model.
  3. Led the negotiation process with mySalesman.

Software Engineer at SimpleLegal Sep, 2015 - May, 2016

Legal Operations Platform for In-House Counsel (YCombinator, S13)
  1. Developed and launched second company product, CounselGo.
  2. Built a secure file uploading, storage and viewing application.

Lead Developer at Contect Inc. Aug, 2013 - Aug, 2015

Speech App for Concussion Screening (Raised $400k, won GE/NFL head health award)
  1. Built a concussion screening test with an accuracy of 75%.
  2. Hired & led a cross-functional team of renowned speech processing, pathology and machine learning experts.
  3. Collected and processed data from 5000+ athletes across the United States.

Awards

Education

Office Hours

Each Thursday from 12pm - 2pm EST I will be holding office hours.

Why?
I have been very fortunate to benefit from the help and guidance of several mentors during my career. Their advice and insights have helped to inform key decisions and have had a positive impact on my life. I would like to help others starting out on their journey.

Who is this for?
Any current or aspiring founders that are looking for feedback on their idea, a critique of their business plan or landing page, help with customer acquisition or advice on how to validate their idea.

What is your background?
I am a Software Engineer with a Masters in Entrepreneurship from the University of Notre Dame. I have co-founded or have been employee #1, #2 for several early stage startups. During this time I have built products that are used by some of the world's leading tech companies including Google, AirBnB & Stripe. I had a successful exit with my most recent venture, FenceMapper. In addition, as Judge of the University of Notre Dame Business Plan Competition, I have helped 100+ founders improve their business plan and investor pitches.

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Bookshelf

Here's a list of some of my favourite books that have helped shape my approach to building and launching products.

Thinking Fast And Slow

Daniel Kahneman

Nudge

Richard Thaler

Made To Stick

Chip Heath Dan Heath

Zero To One

Peter Thiel

Traction

Gabriel Weinberg

Work Rules

Laszlo Bock

Hooked

Nir Eyal

Lean Analytics

Alistair Croll Benjamin Yoskovitz

Sprint

Jake Knapp John Zeratsky

Contact

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