William Kasel

Co-Founder

2024

Technical Advisor

2022 - 2023

BlockBeat is a powerful information aggregation tool for Crypto, aggregating and orchestrating firehose data from multiple sources, then filtering, classifying, enriching / transforming, and routing. Keywords: Data Streaming / Multiplexing, browser memory optimization, web vitals, low-level browser optimization, browser memory management, websockets. Technologies: AWS CDK, EventBridge, SQS, Lambda, Next.JS, OpenAI, TailwindUI, ShopifyAPI, custom oAuth provider, vanilla js sdk, playwright, CI/CD Pipeline, TDD

Chief Technology Officer

2021 - 2022

Post-acquisition - worked to integrate peek w/ their offering. define product development strategy, resource allocation, recruitment efforts, and rollout strategies.

Founder

2020 - 2021

(Acquired) - As the founder of Peek, I developed and successfully exited a platform designed to empower content creators with simple tools for monetizing their work and expanding their audience base. Peek stood out by offering seamless integrations with major social media channels and popular content platforms, ensuring creators could effortlessly connect with their followers and unlock new revenue streams without disrupting their existing workflows. This strategic approach not only enhanced the creator economy but also established Peek as a useful tool leading to its rapid acquisition by a major adult media company.

CTO

2010 - 2020

I specialize in acquiring unique data sets and tackling unprecedented challenges. My portfolio includes projects that navigated beyond complex to what was previously deemed impossible. Keywords: GraphTheory, Machine Learning Algorithems, Neural Networks, Temporal Data Analysis, NLP,Anomoly Detection.

Software Engineer

2018 - 2019

At Autodesk, I contributed to the team that developed the internal Design System, focusing on the creation of tools and guidelines to ensure UI consistency across our products. I was involved in building a shared React library, which enabled other development teams to easily adhere to Autodesk's Human Interface Guidelines, thereby streamlining the design process and enhancing the user experience within Autodesk's software suite.

1st Employee - Publisher Partnerships

2016 - 2016

As the pioneering employee, I spearheaded the establishment of strategic partnerships with publishers for the integration of our data collection SDK, facilitating the aggregation and monetization of diverse data sets, including geolocation and advertiser match data. Despite my brief tenure, I successfully initiated collaborations that extended our reach across billions of devices, leveraging these alliances to deliver valuable data products to both governmental and private sectors.

Founder

2014 - 2016

Bootstrapped a 7 digit revenue company that grew to ~40 employees handling meal programs for dozens Bay Area tech companies.

Portfolio Company Founder & Mentor

2011 - 2015

Founder of Gizmo.com(Batch 03).

Co-founder, full Stack Developer, Product Designer

2010 - 2014

Co-founded, and launched the largest third-party Facebook client for iPad, MyPad. (~12MM users, and ~3.5MM DAU's.) "The best way to use Facebook on your iPad" - Wired Magazine.