Technologist by Craft, Founder by Direction

Technology gave me a craft. It taught me how to think in systems, constraints, dependencies, reliability, and execution.

But over time, I became more interested in the larger questions around the work. Why does this system need to exist? Who does it serve? What behavior does it enable? What kind of trust does it create? What does it make possible?

That is where founder direction begins for me. Not with a title, but with ownership. Seeing patterns. Connecting problems. Building with a longer horizon.

I still value the craft. But I now see it as one layer of a larger identity: builder, operator, storyteller, and founder in progress.