Jack DishmanFounder · Engineer · Craftsman
From zero to one,
then to millions.
A decade building startups and consulting Fortune 500 companies, shipping scalable, secure apps powered by agentic experiences and blockchains. Most recently I built Clanker, which generated millions in revenue for creators and the protocol as an alternative to traditional VC funding.
Currently taking a summer break before my next chapter. If you'd like to network, connect, or just catch up. I'd love to hear from you.
Writing
Thoughts on engineering, startups, life lessons, and rebuilding a family cabin in Maine. Subscribe to get new posts, and unlock subscriber-only writing.
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Building Agents That Scale
Hard-won lessons on event-driven agent architecture: how to design agents that are cheap to run, resilient under load, and easy to extend.
The Payment Layer for Autonomous Agents
Exploring the infrastructure that enables AI agents to transact autonomously -from Visa's Trusted Agent Protocol to crypto-native payment rails.
Post-Clank Clarity
Reflections on taking the startup path, building Clanker.
Maine Island Cabin: The Fire
On August 22nd, 2022 a fire took our beloved family cabin. I wrote this article a week after the incident.
Maine Island Cabin: The Cleanup
Part Two of the rebuild series. Summer 2023 was tough as we cleaned up the remnants and prepared for rebuilding.
Maine Island Cabin: The Build
It took a family and friends to build the memories, and it took the same to rebuild.
Maine Island Cabin: The History
Part four of the series detailing a rustic part of Maine and family history.
Five Lessons I Learned While Building a House That Apply to Writing Code
Lessons learned while building a house that apply to writing code.
28 Things I've Learned at Age 28
Birthday thoughts for the past year in retrospect.
Reflection of My First Five Years in Startup Land
Lessons learned working at various startups for the first part of my career.
Supporting River Walker
Swampscott vs Marblehead Flag Football Game to support a local family battling childhood cancer.
An Equation of Belief Systems and Purpose
Calculating how our faith shapes our journey through life.
Speaking
Conversations and talks on building, decentralized social, and token infrastructure.
Seed Club on 11AM
11AM Show
Permissionless
Uniswap House, NYC
Blogchain
Nearcon · Lisbon, Portugal
Experience
5+ years building scalable web applications for startups and Fortune 500 companies.
Software Engineer
Farcaster
Built decentralized social infrastructure at Merkle Manufactory following the Clanker acquisition.
Founder & Engineer
Clanker
Built the top token launchpad on Ethereum-compatible networks without any investors. Acquired and hired by Merkle Manufactory.
Software Engineer
Tokensoft
Extended Solidity token distribution contracts, deployed subgraphs, and optimized AWS infrastructure.
Senior Software Engineer
Authentic Wallet
Built AI chatbot for Sears servicing 4M+ homes, and NFT certificate infrastructure for retail brands.
Lead Frontend Engineer
Capsule Social
Architected decentralized social media platform using Vue.js, IPFS, and NEAR Protocol.
Associate SDE
Publicis Sapient
Developed enterprise Vue.js/React applications for Fortune 500 clients including Altria.
Education
A strong foundation in computer science and mathematics.
Santa Clara University
Bachelor's of Science
Computer Science & Mathematics