My system helps founders and product managers skip ahead to product-market fit 10x faster.

The advice in this talk comes from analyzing the top 100 Y Combinator companies by evaluation and understanding how they came up with their ideas, as well as from helping companies pivot and learning from thousands of rejected applications.

I believed that gamification could unlock solutions to real problems, as I noticed people solving crossword puzzles on a flight, which made me think we could harness that human effort through games.

Over the past 10 years, I've applied strategy blocks in various high-stakes contexts at companies like Headspace, Meta, and VRChat, helping to align complex topics with senior leaders.

Avoid playing status games in startups; instead, focus on building and solving real problems, as this is where true innovation happens.

I learned a lot from my first startup, especially about what not to do, like playing startup without having product-market fit.

I learned that introducing a new idea can create a new category in the market, which inspired me to use that power to solve major global problems.

I believe in a 'go, go, go' approach combined with a long-term compounding mindset to drive product development and success.

We also wanted to help tech entrepreneurs who love games but aren't formally trained in game design and need guidance on building a community.