Welcome to Dave's World
Hi there and thanks for stopping by!
A bit about me. I have been involved with software development and business management for over 20 years, working in industries including commercial banking, trading, telecoms, SaaS, AI, and crypto.
Starting in Accounts in the finance industry in 1999, I eventually moved into software development in 2006. This role transitioned into Project Management in 2010 before starting to work with various Agile methodologies and moving into Product Management in 2012. While looking at trading automation in 2013 I came across Ripple and blockchain technology, and while it didn't have the ability to replace core payment systems such as SWIFT at the time, it was clear there was significant potential for this technology... and down the crypto rabbit hole I went.
During my time as a Product Manager I held roles managing the delivery of many innovative applications using both the latest and emerging technologies in NLP and AI.
In 2018 I led of a team that developed a smart NLP application, which was granted a patent for the innovative application it became. This went on to be used in the assistance of those with auditory disabilities, in the automation of stenography. You can read more about this in the Patents page.
In 2019 I moved into the SaaS start up world in London and began managing a number of different departments in an operations capacity, covering:
In 2020 I became the Chief Operations Officer and have since gone on to hold other senior roles such as Executive Director of two different companies, moving fully into the crypto industry.
This website has been put together so I can share my thoughts and learnings over these years, in the hope that it will provide a shortcut for people following in my footsteps. Included in here you will find up to date details on the podcasts I listen to, the books I have read, and the blog I write about web3 and whatever else has been bouncing around in my head.
I hope you enjoy reading the content, as much as I enjoy the experiences enabling me to put this together!
Dave
A bit about me. I have been involved with software development and business management for over 20 years, working in industries including commercial banking, trading, telecoms, SaaS, AI, and crypto.
Starting in Accounts in the finance industry in 1999, I eventually moved into software development in 2006. This role transitioned into Project Management in 2010 before starting to work with various Agile methodologies and moving into Product Management in 2012. While looking at trading automation in 2013 I came across Ripple and blockchain technology, and while it didn't have the ability to replace core payment systems such as SWIFT at the time, it was clear there was significant potential for this technology... and down the crypto rabbit hole I went.
During my time as a Product Manager I held roles managing the delivery of many innovative applications using both the latest and emerging technologies in NLP and AI.
In 2018 I led of a team that developed a smart NLP application, which was granted a patent for the innovative application it became. This went on to be used in the assistance of those with auditory disabilities, in the automation of stenography. You can read more about this in the Patents page.
In 2019 I moved into the SaaS start up world in London and began managing a number of different departments in an operations capacity, covering:
- Customer Success
- Data Engineering
- InfoSec
- PMO
- HR
- Finance
- SysOps
- DevOps
- QA
- Software Development
In 2020 I became the Chief Operations Officer and have since gone on to hold other senior roles such as Executive Director of two different companies, moving fully into the crypto industry.
This website has been put together so I can share my thoughts and learnings over these years, in the hope that it will provide a shortcut for people following in my footsteps. Included in here you will find up to date details on the podcasts I listen to, the books I have read, and the blog I write about web3 and whatever else has been bouncing around in my head.
I hope you enjoy reading the content, as much as I enjoy the experiences enabling me to put this together!
Dave
