The alternative: a technical partner with a real stake in the outcome, accountable for results, not slideware.
My track record runs across both ends of the spectrum.
Founders mentored on technical strategy, leadership, and product.
Startups served as a hands-on fractional CTO, idea to exit.
New release, The 6 Startup Stages, a guide for non-technical founders.
Led the cybersecurity effort within a $1B IT outsourcing program for a Fortune 500 insurer.
Directed global teams of 150+ with budgets exceeding $30M.
Delivered enterprise programs for global firms including S&P Global, State Farm, and GE.
“The 6 Startup Stages” isn’t theory. My business partner and I wrote it from what we’ve learned building, funding, and advising companies for over a decade.
Every year we talk with 500+ founders and invest in a select few. The patterns that separate the startups that scale from the ones that stall are the playbooks described in this book.
It reached #1 New Release in Venture Capital, earned endorsements from best-selling business authors, and is available in digital, paperback, and hardcover.
It’s written for non-technical founders building successful, sustainable companies. We can’t personally help every founder who reaches out, so we put our playbook in their hands.
Backing early-stage founders with our own capital, active leadership, and proprietary AI, not just a check. Pre-revenue AI and deep tech startups across the US, UK, Western Europe, and the Nordics.
LP in this investment accelerator, helping EU startups with cash funding, mentorship, and resources to grow and scale.
Fractional CTO/CISO for portfolio companies and commercial engagements.
Mentoring non-technical startup founders. Speaking on topics such as AI, technical leadership, software development, and cybersecurity.
As a serial entrepreneur, I share insights, tips, and internal playbooks to help non-technical founders build successful, sustainable companies.
A generative-AI podcast on putting AI to work, building durable companies, and getting cybersecurity right, the themes I focus on with the leaders I partner with.
Jason has been a friend and business colleague for over 25 years. One of the most important aspects in business for me is trust. Particularly in software development, where it is easy to take advantage. Jason has built an amazing business that is not just about software development, but about helping people meet their business goals. I highly recommend Jason and his company.
I have seen firsthand how Jason and the Varyence team have executed on development projects for startups. Helping guide founders from an initial idea to helping build out an entire platform and tech strategy and executing on a founder’s vision. I would highly recommend Jason and his team for any SaaS startup founder looking for a good tech partner, technical cofounder, or development team.
I take on a limited number of client engagements each year, alongside select media and speaking. I read every inquiry personally and reply to the ones that fit.
