I've been building things since I was 13.
Back then, I created football websites that helped fans around the world watch matches in their countries—I was a kid in London serving thousands of visitors in Southeast Asia. One summer, while visiting my grandparents in Italy (no wifi), tens of thousands of people flooded my site for a major match. I missed it completely. The site wasn't ready.
That taught me a lesson I carry today: luck = opportunity × preparedness.
After studying Economics at USC, I joined Amazon and managed major brands across 8 European markets with €5M+ budgets. Got promoted. Good salary for a guy in his mid-twenties in London. But I'd always wanted to build my own thing, and everyone said your 20s are for taking risks—so I walked away.
Since then, I've launched 7+ ventures across wildly different industries: fashion (GioGio, with my two sisters), hardware (Torqly), SaaS (eWAIT, Solo Stack Club), sports tech (RateTheTransfer), and consulting (The Amazonian). Some succeeded. Some didn't. Each failure stings less and teaches more.
Today, I'm pursuing my M.Sc. at USC's Iovine & Young Academy—a program I discovered as an undergrad when I met some of their students and thought, "Wow, these people are operating on a different level." Now I'm building eWAIT and Solo Stack Club while maintaining a 4.0 GPA.
I'm impatient. I like to speed things up and make things easier.
That's why I gravitate toward AI tools—I'm genuinely curious about what's possible. eWAIT started because I wanted to try Replit and see if I could build a web app. Turns out I could. (Later moved to Cursor and Claude Code.) Now I ship production software solo using AI coding assistants and rapid iteration.
I've learned that speed beats perfection. Build something, ship it, get feedback, iterate. Repeat.
Good products come from actually listening to users, not theorizing in a vacuum. Good design should be invisible—it just works.
Building feels like solving a puzzle or playing a game. I genuinely love it.
I'm resourceful with my time and money. I'm perseverant. I work hard and smart. And I feel like I'm at the peak of my powers—both in ideas and execution—because of all the different experiences and failures I've accumulated throughout my 20s.
I used to be so sensitive to failure and embarrassment. I've come a long way (still working on it). Now my mentality is: every failure is a lesson that brings you closer to success.
My father taught me that—humble, hardworking, curious, deeply intelligent. That's the standard I'm trying to live up to.
I love learning about history, keeping up with politics, running, sports, and I am a big foodie (eating it and cooking it).
I believe the best ideas come from cross-pollination: economics, design, sports, international culture. I try to pull from everywhere.
Long-term? Build a successful company. Have an amazing family with my wife. Stay curious. Keep building.