The Journey

Chapter 1

Join Frantic Films in 2002
Build simulation and render infrastructure
Accidentally create a breakout product

Chapter 2

Leave to build Exocortex
Learn the importance of ownership
Turn consulting work into product IP

Chapter 3

Bet on web-based 3D with Clara.io
Pivot into enterprise commerce with Threekit
Bring in operators to scale the company

The Accidental Beginning

I moved to Winnipeg for a VFX job before I even had a signed contract.
On day one, I was handed Jos Stam's stable fluids paper and told to build a fluid solver.
I had a working 2D version in three days and a 3D solver within five months.
That work ended up shipping in productions like Scooby Doo 2 and The Core.

The key pattern started early: solve a hard technical problem well, then look for the larger opportunity hidden inside it.