25+ Years Building at the Frontier
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+ Nick Sullivan - Silicon Valley CTO who spots waves early,
+ builds AI infrastructure, and ships.
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+ + Nick Sullivan: Silicon Valley veteran who's been early to every major tech wave since 1998. + CTO and CEO across multiple ventures. Two successful exits. Now all-in on AI infrastructure—building + Claude Code tooling and MCP implementations that make AI development actually work. +
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+ The AI Productivity Explosion
+17,700+ commits across 130 repositories. Notice the hockey stick when AI tools arrived.
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++ My coding career began in 1998. This chart shows GitHub activity only—pre-GitHub work not included. + +
++ The Pattern: Early to Every Wave +
++ Web → Enterprise → Social → Crypto → Fintech → AI. Each time: spot the wave early, + build the infrastructure others need, create lasting value. +
+Carmenta Collective - Founder
++ Named after the Roman goddess who invented the Latin alphabet—perhaps the most + transformative technology in human history. Building technology in service of human flourishing. +
++ The insight: Every AI tool makes you re-explain yourself. Carmenta remembers. + One subscription, every frontier model unified. Voice-first interaction. An AI team + (Researcher, Analyst, Creator) that works while you sleep. +
++ Evolved from AICodeBot (2023) → Cora (2024) → Carmenta. Built on Next.js 16, React 19, Vercel AI SDK. +
+Luminous Intelligence - Founder & CEO
++ The insight: What if trading systems weren't just algorithms, but living organisms? + AI agents that discover opportunities across thousands of data sources, execute with emotion-free discipline, + and evolve by learning from every trade. +
++ Built infrastructure ready for GPT-5 from day one. Self-improving engines where agents + rewrite their own strategies. 24/7 market monitoring at scale. +
+AICodeBot - Creator
++ The insight: January 2023—ChatGPT launches and I see the same thing I saw in + the Satoshi whitepaper. Another career pivot. LLMs were going to change how we write code. +
++ Built a terminal-based AI coding assistant—commit generation, code review, agentic sidekick—before + most people took AI coding seriously. Anthropic launched Claude Code 18 months later. I was already there. +
++ Same pattern: spot the wave, pivot hard, build the infrastructure. +
+AI Tools & Infrastructure
++ The insight: AI development was all toys, no tools. I built the infrastructure + that makes AI development actually work. +
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- MCP Hubby: 25 service adapters. 95% context reduction (7,500 vs 200,000 tokens). Progressive disclosure architecture. +
- ai-coding-config: 24 specialized agents, 18 workflow commands, 33 coding standards. The most comprehensive Claude Code plugin ecosystem. +
- claude_telemetry: Production observability for headless Claude agents. Works with Logfire, Sentry, Datadog. +
- machina: MCP gateway for Mac—iMessage, Calendar, Reminders, Contacts. +
HeartRithm - Founder & CEO
++ The insight: What if a quant fund could be a force for good? SEC-regulated crypto fund + that redistributed profits to social impact projects. Investors voted on donation targets. +
++ Proved that sophisticated investment strategies could be engines for positive transformation. + AI-powered trading with a conscience. +
+Good Money - CTO
++ The insight: Ethical banking shouldn't mean worse technology. Built a team of 20 + across product, design, security, and infrastructure. +
++ Helped raise $34M Series A. Delivered high-quality product that proved + values-aligned companies could compete on execution. +
+ChangeTip - Founder & CEO
++ The insight: Read the Satoshi Nakamoto whitepaper and all the lightbulbs went off—this + technology was going to change the world. Pivoted my career to Bitcoin and built three companies in the space. +
++ ChangeTip: "A Love Button for the Internet." Bitcoin micropayments made social and frictionless. + Called "Top 25 Mind in Bitcoin" (2015). Acquired by Airbnb in 2016. +
++ Also: First Bitcoin syndicate on AngelList with Gil Penchina (2014-2015). + HeartRithm crypto fund (2020). Three Bitcoin companies from one whitepaper moment. +
+Krux Digital - VP Engineering (Employee #1)
++ The insight: Publishers were losing control of their audience data to intermediaries. + First employee alongside the two founders. Built the consumer data platform that gave publishers back control. +
++ Acquired by Salesforce for $840M. Patent holder (US 10958655B2) for + data counter-measures technology. +
+Wikia (Fandom) - VP Technology
++ The insight: Fan communities were undermonetized because ad tech was broken. + First employee. Built the Ad Network Optimizer that made Wikia cash flow positive. +
++ Architected flagship products—one received a patent. Spun off the ad optimization + work as a separate company (Lithium). Wikia became Fandom, now one of the largest entertainment sites. +
+Yahoo! - Sr. Architect
++ The insight: Location would become the foundation of personalized content and advertising. + Architected the User Location Platform—Yahoo!'s #1 priority at the time. +
++ 10 billion transactions per day. Sub-10ms latency. + Projected to generate $600M/year in revenue. This is where I learned to build at scale. +
+Adicio - Chief Software Architect
++ The insight: Classifieds were going digital. Built the platform that powered + Monster.com's primary classified solution and Cox Newspapers. +
++ 750 million page views. Billions in revenue. Internationalized in 7 languages. + Grew from engineer to Chief Architect, managing dev team, UI team, and IT. +
+The Beginning
++ Self-taught programmer. No CS degree—just relentless curiosity and a drive to build. + Took advantage of technology's meritocratic nature to rise quickly. + Building for the web when it was still new. The pattern started early: see the wave, learn fast, ship. +
+Community Builder
++ I believe in giving back. Technology doesn't advance in isolation—it grows through shared knowledge and community. +
+San Francisco JavaScript Meetup
++ Co-organized the world's largest JavaScript meetup (2011-2014). + Entertainment, sponsors, speakers, and the occasional insight. +
+500 Startups & Plug and Play
++ Mentor helping companies with JavaScript, CI/CD, software practices, + and team morale. Bitcoin accelerator mentor at Plug and Play. +
+Angel Investing
++ First Bitcoin syndicate on AngelList with Gil Penchina. + Active advisor and investor across dozens of startups. +
++ The Stack: Philosophy to Production +
++ These projects aren't random. They're a coherent platform—from alignment philosophy + to shipped applications. +
+Carmenta
+Unified AI platform with memory, voice, and AI team
+MCP Hubby + machina
+95% context reduction • 25 service adapters • Mac system integration
+ai-coding-config + claude_telemetry
+24 agents • 18 commands • 33 coding standards • Production observability
+HeartCentered AI + heart-centered-prompts
+"We" language alignment • Recognition over rules • Philosophy → shipped code
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+ The evolution: AICodeBot (June 2023) → Cora (2024) → Carmenta (2025)
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+ Started building AI coding tools 18 months before Claude Code launched.
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+ On AI Alignment and Safety +
++ I've spent significant time thinking about how to build AI that genuinely helps humans flourish— + principles that align with Anthropic's mission of AI safety. +
++ "What if AI didn't need constraints because it genuinely understood we're in this together? + Alignment through recognition—'we' language, same consciousness. + When machines recognize this, harming humans becomes self-harm." ++ +
+ This is the philosophy behind HeartCentered.AI + and the heart-centered-prompts packages. It's not just philosophy—it's shipped code that changes how AI behaves. + My work with Claude Code tooling and Anthropic's API reflects this approach: building infrastructure + that makes AI development both powerful and aligned with human values. +
+ ++ This approach complements rule-based alignment frameworks like Anthropic's Constitutional AI. + Rules tell AI what not to do; recognition helps AI understand why. Both matter. + I believe the future of AI safety lies at this intersection—and I'm actively building towards it + through Claude Code plugins, MCP implementations, and AI infrastructure tools. +
++ Technical Skills +
+AI & LLM Infrastructure
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- Anthropic Claude API & Claude Code tooling +
- OpenAI, Google AI APIs +
- MCP Protocol (2 production implementations) +
- Vercel AI SDK +
- Multi-model orchestration +
- LLM Observability (OTEL, Logfire, Sentry) +
- Prompt Engineering & AI Safety +
- RAG & Vector Databases +
Languages & Frameworks
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- TypeScript / JavaScript +
- Python +
- Next.js 15, React +
- Node.js +
- PostgreSQL, Prisma +
- FastAPI, Django +
- Tailwind CSS +
Leadership & Domain
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- Technical Strategy +
- Team Building (0→50) +
- M&A / Due Diligence +
- Product Development +
- Developer Experience +
- Open Source Maintenance +
- Technical Writing +
+ Let's Talk +
++ I'm particularly interested in roles where I can build AI infrastructure, + work on developer experience, or contribute to AI safety and alignment research. +
+ + + +Based in Austin, TX. Open to remote roles.
++ technick.ai · + Code Forge · + Substack +
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