Building agents, growing things, chasing the light
Operator building technology ventures for Africa and global markets. Three things have my attention: software that thinks for itself, land that feeds people, and a stretch of the Zambezi where the day ends better than anywhere else. They have more in common than they look like they do.
Walk down. The light goes with you.AI agents
COO, founding team
Fourth person on the team at a South African technology venture builder. We were working on AI agents for business before they were common. I run all operations — people and recruiting through to revenue shares on new ventures — and lead customer delivery.
- 01Nineteen58 AgentsCustomer-facing AI agents for business
- 02Nineteen58 InsureAgents built for the insurance industry
- 03Headless58The build arm
The farm
Board seat
A family seat on the board at Nzimbi Farming. I'm in the room for the family's view of it, and I keep oversight of the new projects as they come up.
Zambezi Dusk
Director
Took over a three-star B&B on the Zambezi and turned it into a five-star all-inclusive lodge, run remotely from South Africa. Built out the infrastructure, trained the team, and went looking for the travel agents and tour operators who could fill it.
- 01$200 → $1,000 a nightWhere the nightly rate went
- 0227 full-time staffHired and trained on the ground
The rest of it
- 01Daisy DollarMy fiancée, and a far better painter of wildlife than I am a describer of it.daisydollarart.com
- 02Nature, and the bushA summer planning cross-border convoys to capture and relocate elephant and rhino, and three years before that with an anti-poaching unit at Nambiti. Still the part of the world I'd rather be in. Fly fishing, hiking, and as much time on the water as I can get.
That's the walk. The light's gone.
If any of the three is interesting to you, the door's open.