Music, writing, and a few opinions.

I'm Dan, a founder, a builder, and a wannabe rock star.

Since birth, I've been obsessed with one thing: making impossible things simple. Not through hype and BS, but through creative use of technology.

I get frustrated with inefficiency. I've seen how easily complexity wins in banks, in startups, everywhere. I've also seen what happens when you fight back.

I started in enterprise IT at big banks untangling complexity. Then I founded Cinchy, where I pioneered Data Collaboration as the alternative to the broken copy-everything-everywhere model. I launched the Data Collaboration Alliance, a nonprofit championing digital rights, zero-copy architecture, and a saner future. Throughout my startup experience, I worked with, and learned from, many brilliant and kind people. And some narcissistic ones who taught me what not to do.

I uncovered ADHD late in life. Turns out I wasn't broken. It's a superpower, not a disorder. I feel things deeply: truth, fairness, injustice. I connect dots others don't see. That's why I invented Data Collaboration and founded Cinchy.

I help people use AI to enable tangible outcomes. No cool demos, just real working value. Faster, cheaper, better, less soul-crushing friction. Sometimes that means building. Sometimes that means rethinking. Sometimes that means lighting the old thing on fire.

I reject innovation theater and polished nonsense. I build what actually works, for real people, not personas.