About Me

The rise of SaaS, APIs, and AI has made it harder than ever for developers to debug and maintain the systems they’ve built. In this world, observability is more and more important. And AI observability is API observability.

I run Engineering, Product, and Design for the Postman Insights product. I got here via the acquisition of my startup, Akita. If you are interested in joining our team, I’d love to hear from you.

I’m also a scout for a16z, meaning I invest small checks in early-stage startups where I can be helpful. If you’re starting a B2B SaaS company that helps people build software better, let’s talk.

I have a PhD in Computer Science from MIT, with a focus on programming languages. Before starting Akita, I was a tenure-track professor at Carnegie Mellon University. Read The MIT Tech Review’s 2016 “35 Under 35” profile of me here.

Other

During the pandemic, I co-produced two Zoom-to-Twitch reality shows, Zoom Bachelorette (covered by CNN here) and Zoom Bachelor (covered by Forbes here).

I am a member of the San Mateo County Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commitee.