hey there, i'm finn rustemov!
i build things for people. my singular goal is to have a net-positive impact on the world.
what i'm up to:
dropped out of cs @ nyu. spending my time learing the ins and outs of saas & entrepreneurship. getting used to the grind @ paradigm.
previously:
lead engineer at an edtech startup at 25 (acquired for $135k)
- helped 178k students across 185 countries find accessible opportunities
- cracked influencer marketing: $275 → 5m views
built a B2B waitlist tool for product launches
- 9k startups used it to grow prelaunch audiences
- outperformed multiple incumbent companies with 10-30x less funding
launched a micro-saas to automate college application essays
- 3,400 users in 3 months, $28k in revenue
- adopted by 12 college counseling firms
won some competitions
- chess CM fide title (2200+ rating) otb & online [dm to find me on chess.com]
- vex robotics national signature champion (10k teams)
- deca business world champion (200k competitors)
thinking about:
- attention markets
- ecom
- startups
- chess
get in touch:
lets hypergamble into greatness before agi makes us the permanent underclass. :)