I build.
Right now I'm building Aqen.ai — the AI cofounder system. You bring the idea. Aqen brings everything else: legal, finance, marketing, ops, all coordinated. Like having a cofounder who's built it all before.
Grazier Ventures is the holding company for the portfolio of companies I'll build using Aqen. Aqen is the first.
I also run TideHelm — the advisor founders, investors, and CTOs call before the hardest decisions.
Previously Chief AI Officer at BuildOps ($1B unicorn). Scaled Weedmaps from 30 to 300+ engineers through IPO. Led ShopKeep technology through a $550M acquisition.
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- How to measure AI's real value as minutes added to workforce, not cost reduction
- What the AI notetaker security gap tells us about shadow IT in 2026
- Blog: itsmeduncan.com — weekly on AI implementation + engineering leadership
- LinkedIn: in/itsmeduncan
- Podcast: InfoQ — Transforming Software Engineering Culture