“Adam is a top-notch engineer and world class builder. He has a remarkable ability to create products from scratch, quickly and independently, and execute at all levels of the stack - he's an unstoppable force when it comes to ideating, building, and talking to users. What sets Adam apart is keen sense of balance in making tradeoffs. He's incredibly adept at finding the sweet spot between functionality, usability, and scalability, which allows him to deliver high-quality product experiences at a fast pace. Adam brings not only technical expertise, but also a great sense of empathy and passion for product and people. His ability to communicate complex technical concepts in simple terms is another rare talent that makes him stand out. Adam is an incredible human being who is easy to work with, and his positive attitude accelerates everyone who works with him.”
About
I’m a technical founder building at the intersection of gaming, social, and AI currently working on a product that will help anyone tell their own stories with games. While working with thousands of creators and players who love Dungeons & Dragons, I witnessed the power of lowering barriers to creation, lowering barriers to play, and building communities around a game. The desire to give millions more people that co-creative power is what drives me today. Games are the future of storytelling and everything I build will contribute to the evolution of interactive stories.
AI is one of my magic ingredients. And it is definitely MAGIC. I’ve deployed all sorts of tech at scale and published 200k+ words on mythology so I know real magic when I see it. The recent developments in AI are one of those rare “stop whatever you are doing and start exploring this” moments. AI shouldn’t even be a category. It will sit alongside HTTP, mobile phones, and cloud services as a core primitive for new tech products.
As an experienced leader, I’m opinionated, comfortable with ambiguity, curious about multiple disciplines, and creative. That mix is what helped me understand that I should be a founder. These qualities have helped others feel inspired to follow me on hard projects. But what keeps people around me for the long term is empathy. You need empathy. Empathy to help your team be their best. Empathy to talk to customers. Empathy to hear what the world needs you to do.
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It’s long past time to share some career news. Last year, after almost 10 years, I made the decision to step away from Shopify. It was time for a…
It’s long past time to share some career news. Last year, after almost 10 years, I made the decision to step away from Shopify. It was time for a…
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My husband Ross Przybylski's award-winning game, Abalon, is coming soon to mobile! 🕹 Check out this article about signing up for pre-registration…
My husband Ross Przybylski's award-winning game, Abalon, is coming soon to mobile! 🕹 Check out this article about signing up for pre-registration…
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Mentor
Ladies Learning Code
- Present 9 years 4 months
Education
Occasional mentor at the Ladies Learning Code courses in Ottawa.
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Web designer
Suits His Style
- Present 10 years 2 months
Social Services
Provide web design consulting and support online infrastructure for Ottawa non-profit Suits His Style.
www.suitshisstyle.ca
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