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Wings. Growth engineer.

I have a sweet tooth for adventure and bold endeavors.

Made in Korea, broken in Thailand, assembled in Sunnyvale, CA.

An engineer who loves designing epic experiments.

THE SPARK

Founding engineer at a funded early-stage startup. 10K+ users. When it wound down, I started building a network product of my own.

THE LAB

Network products are incredibly hard. I wanted room to take big swings without risking my own, so I came into the indie world to practice. I started Spawnbeam, a growth lab for ambitious indie hackers. A network in a space far from my own.

THE CREDIBILITY

A new lab needs credibility. I won a hackathon hosted by Gumloop and the Vibe Marketers, and used it to earn a conversation with the team. Gumloop became Spawnbeam's first sponsor.

THE CHALLENGE

I challenged a YC-backed company to a public launch battle. Two weeks, no mercy. I won with a fraction of their audience.

THE EXPERIMENT

I turned the playbook into a product. Kaijubeam, a prelaunch platform for founders who don't have big audiences. → kaijubeam.com

THE LAUNCH

8 judges, MicroLaunch and ActiveBuilders as launch partners, and SuperX as founding sponsor.

THE RESULT

One week to test assumptions. Some users found real value, and I validated 2 of 3 novel mechanics. The third can only be tested at scale. Kaijubeam is paused until the next iteration.

WHATS NEXT

Experiments are evolving.Next adventure is starting.

Spawnbeam
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Role: Founder
Description: Where ambitious indies become dangerous founders.
Gilgami
Coming December 2027
Role: Founder
Description: In stealth mode.
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