Learning how the world works

I’m the founder and CEO of Viahart, an educational toy company. I’m also a cofounder of Edison, an intellectual property enforcement service.

If you would like to see what I’m doing, follow me on Twitter, or watch my educational videos on TikTok.

If you want to show some appreciation for my tweets, writing, or other efforts, check out our educational building toy Brain Flakes®.

My mom would like you to know

• That I’m now the father two kids who are my pride and joy!

• Designed and developed an industrial park in Austin, Texas

• Appeared in, translated, and distributed a documentary about Amazon

• I spoke at the White House’s forum on tech competition

• Won a lawsuit in the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

• Received a US patent for our interlocking disc toy Brain Flakes

• Testified before US Congress on e-commerce

• Taught myself to speak, read, and type Chinese

• Won my section of a chess tournament in 2008 🤓

• Math and Economics double major from Dartmouth College

• Crapped my pants in 3 different countries and 5 states (my mom would prefer that you not know this 🤫)