By day I buy software for billion-dollar companies. The rest of the time I shop just like everyone else. Turns out one is significantly harder than the other.
I grew up in Pennsylvania Dutch country working at an auto shop. Started sweeping floors, ended up doing most of what a real mechanic does. That's where I learned how to problem solve. Turns out it's the only skill that actually transfers everywhere.
Went to college, stumbled into procurement, and had a hunch that software sourcing was going to become a real discipline before most people were paying attention. I also bought Tesla at $20 and sold at $90, so my track record on hunches is mixed. Moody's, the Federal Reserve, BlackRock, GE Vernova. Book publishing, finance, global manufacturing. Different industries, same problem: nobody had figured out how to buy software properly. So I stopped solving it one company at a time and built something.
When I'm not working I'm skiing with my family or thinking about cars. I also recreated Winamp because today's streaming players just don't cut it.
Purpose-built software sourcing for complex enterprise deals.
Pre-sourcing preparation for the buyer who meets vendors before they're ready. 30 minutes builds more than a month of internal meetings.
A Winamp-inspired music library that sits on top of YouTube. iTunes-style organization, LCD display. YouTube owns the files. WARP owns the organization.
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