Jason Williscroft

Background

About Jason Williscroft

I landed my first development contract in high school in 1985. I enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps after high school, became a Navy Surface Warfare Officer in 1995, and hung up my uniform in Along the way I earned a degree in Weapons & Systems Engineering from the U.S. Naval Academy. After my military service I helped found a number of technology startups, always in a product development role. In 2008 I landed my first "real" job, writing software to facilitate order entry & execution on the floor of the Chicago Board Options Exchange. In 2011 I founded a company that built data management systems for big financial institutions, including Northwestern Mutual, Invesco, and Bridgewater Associates. In 2019 I left institutional finance and moved to Bali, where I focus on the most interesting projects I can find! HOW CAN I HELP YOU? Do you have a great technology product? Is it INTERESTING? There's a HUGE gap between a great idea and profitable product, and it helps to have a partner who has navigated that gap before! I'll help you work through: CONCEPT: What is the thing you want to build? What is it NOT? ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN: What are its parts? What do they look like? What are they made of? How do they fit together, and exactly what do they do? IMPLEMENTATION: How will you build it? How much will it cost? How long will it take. and how early can you begin to recoup your investment? The most efficient way to do just about anything is to do it RIGHT. From concept to implementation, strong engineering process is my superpower. SO YOU'RE A CONSULTANT? Nah. Been that. Consultants are glorified salesmen. I MAKE things. If you're building something super cool, drop me a line and maybe I can help you move the ball forward a notch!