I am the founder of Adjacent, a virtual incubator platform that helps universities, cities, and corporations foster more successful companies in their ecosystems. To build this platform I learned to code, and both built the platform myself and learned how to market it on my own, so I have a pretty good handle on how to do the tactical work of building a product and getting it into the hands of customers. Recently I also published a book, "Designing Success: The Playbook for Building Thriving Entrepreneurship Ecosystems." Before founding my company, I graduated from the University of Michigan's School of Information and School of Urban Planning and Design.