I build at the center of product, engineering & design.
A strategist who ships. Ten-plus years leading product and growth for technical marketplaces — now writing the production software too, hands-on with AI-assisted development.
- 22
- projects contributed to
- 1,200+
- commits
- 7
- cities lived in
- Auburn · New York · Xi'an · Hangzhou · Shanghai · Athens · Durham
- 2
- languages spoken
- English · Mandarin Chinese
// the builder model
I don't work in a circle — I work at the center.
For decades, departments existed to manage scarce specialization. AI collapsed the price of it — the constraint flipped from headcount to judgment.
So I don't hand work off between product, engineering, and design. I own the whole loop — problem to shipped — and nothing gets lost at the seams.
The overlap is the whole job.
Strategy, growth & GTM
I take an ambiguous idea to a prioritized roadmap for marketplace and platform products — and I've supported $110M+ in capital commitments doing it.
AI-assisted development
Five live builds on Next.js 16, Convex, and TypeScript — written hands-on with Claude Code.
Design & UX
Design systems and interfaces that make complex products feel simple.
// featured builds
Eight production builds, shipped hands-on.
Real products across real-estate, fintech, infrastructure, wellness, and creator marketplaces — designed, built, and deployed with AI-assisted development.
how they're built- bartrA home for your home.
- RyseA marketing OS that runs on conversation.
- BreakrThe operating system for creator marketing.
- MCOCommunity, meditation & mindful growth.
- AerithylAn AI dungeon sage for D&D 5e.
- Joshua & NorineA three-day celebration in Athens, Greece.
- StyleSeatTurn your influence into income.
// track record
Ten+ years scaling technical marketplaces.
- 2024 — present$110M+ raised
Director of Product & Design @ Ryse
Own the roadmap and work in the codebase — previously Director of Marketing. Helped secure $110M+ in capital commitments and designed interfaces for capital-market investors trading lease-backed securities.
- 2025 — presentSolo, end-to-end
Founder & Developer @ bartr
Built a production real-estate marketplace hands-on — property search, listings, messaging, and dashboards shipped end to end.
- 2023 — 2026CAC −27% · +54%
Growth & Product Advisor @ Breakr
Advised a creator-economy marketplace across growth, product, and engineering — B2C/B2B strategy, UI/UX, landing pages, and Python/SQL scripts. Cut CAC 27%, lifted acquisition 54%, and raised creator response from 50% to 70%.
- 2020 — 20234× revenue · $100M+ GMV
Director of Growth & Marketing @ REZI
Led a team of 5 to 4× revenue ($5M → $20M) and scaled GMV from $5M to $100M+ across 14+ cities.
- 2017 — 2019¥100M fund
Co-founder & CMO @ nihub Innovation Center
Raised a ¥100M fund in Hangzhou and launched a ¥10M Coca-Cola accelerator.
// what people say
Trusted by the people who've shipped alongside me.
Joshua went one step further and volunteered to build internal tools in JavaScript — talent like his usually does not stay idle for long.
John Boshier
Database Engineer · REZI
Joshua was an extraordinary leader. You can sleep soundly if you ever have the pleasure of having him on your team.
Joshua Kemp
People & Talent Leader · McKinsey · Schwarzman Scholar
He implemented Segment as our CDP and built a lead-scoring model that significantly improved conversion and reporting.
Jason Cotton
Director of Sales, Leasing & Marketing · REZI
His knowledge and deep understanding of digital marketing is something I have learnt from and am constantly in awe of.
Claire Lily Squire
CEO, Smile More Productions · Ex-Ubisoft
Joshua went one step further and volunteered to build internal tools in JavaScript — talent like his usually does not stay idle for long.
John Boshier
Database Engineer · REZI
Joshua was an extraordinary leader. You can sleep soundly if you ever have the pleasure of having him on your team.
Joshua Kemp
People & Talent Leader · McKinsey · Schwarzman Scholar
He implemented Segment as our CDP and built a lead-scoring model that significantly improved conversion and reporting.
Jason Cotton
Director of Sales, Leasing & Marketing · REZI
His knowledge and deep understanding of digital marketing is something I have learnt from and am constantly in awe of.
Claire Lily Squire
CEO, Smile More Productions · Ex-Ubisoft
Joshua handled messaging, sourcing, and execution — ultimately pulling through on the results. The course even taught me a thing or two.
George Pai
Startup Banking · Silicon Valley Bank
A well-organised entrepreneur with vast knowledge, a valuable network, and great communication skills. I would definitely work with him again.
Emilia Korczynska
VP of Marketing · Userpilot
He pulled together resources for GSMA's 4YFN at MWC Shanghai — attended by 18K professionals including 110+ global investors.
Ted He
Event & Partnership Development · GSMA 4YFN
Always focused on his customers' experience and thinking forward on ways to serve them better. A great mind to have around.
Greg Kischer
VSaaS for Multifamily
Joshua handled messaging, sourcing, and execution — ultimately pulling through on the results. The course even taught me a thing or two.
George Pai
Startup Banking · Silicon Valley Bank
A well-organised entrepreneur with vast knowledge, a valuable network, and great communication skills. I would definitely work with him again.
Emilia Korczynska
VP of Marketing · Userpilot
He pulled together resources for GSMA's 4YFN at MWC Shanghai — attended by 18K professionals including 110+ global investors.
Ted He
Event & Partnership Development · GSMA 4YFN
Always focused on his customers' experience and thinking forward on ways to serve them better. A great mind to have around.
Greg Kischer
VSaaS for Multifamily
// about
I'm a product and marketing leader who spent 10+ years driving growth for technical marketplaces — and somewhere along the way I crossed over into building.
Today I sit at the center of product, engineering, and design: shipping production software hands-on with AI-assisted development, so I can take an idea from strategy straight through to deployed code. I'm based in Durham, NC, and I speak Mandarin.
// let's talk
Let's build something.
Have a product that needs both sharp strategy and someone who can ship it? I'd love to hear about it.
