Strategy and Execution

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    Aansh Shah

    Aansh has a proven track record of building AI-powered platforms from concept to market with expertise across security, ML infrastructure, and distributed systems. Over five years at Amazon (Alexa & AGI), he played a foundational role in the company's AGI initiative, architecting observability platforms that drove $3.2M in quarterly revenue improvements and leading security audits for 15+ tier-1 services. He holds an M.S. in Computer Science and B.S. in Applied Mathematics & Computer Science from Brown University.

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    Barry Thrasher

    Barry began his career at Parthenon Capital, where he spent +5 years evaluating and executing growth investments across healthcare, fintech, and tech-enabled services businesses. Most recently, he supported commercialization and strategy for special projects at Google X, the Moonshot Factory as a resident within the Business Innovation Team. He holds a BA from Brown University and is currently an MBA candidate at Stanford's Graduate School of Business.

Team

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    Joquin Benares

    Joaquin Paterno-Benares holds an M.S. in Innovation Management Engineering from Brown University and a B.A. in Economics & Government from Wesleyan University.

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    Briefcase Brain

    AI Factory

    Briefcase AI’s Agent uses advanced pattern-recognition to analyze 300+ years of legal precedent, providing accurate case predictions and strategic insights. It condenses legal research from weeks to seconds, helping AmLaw 200 firms cut litigation costs by 30% and enhance decision-making with reliable, data-driven support.

Meet the Advisors

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    Joshua Chu

    Advisor

    20+ years leading engineering teams from Series A to acquisition. Former Head of Engineering at Driver Technologies.

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    Jinal Singhavi

    Advisor

    Amazon India executive with 6+ years cross-functional experience in supply chain, growth, and vendor experience.

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    Jesse Woo

    Advisor

    Attorney and machine learning engineer with a decade of experience at the intersection of technology, law, and policy.