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David Thompson

Basic Info​

  • Role/Occupation: Founder/builder of Signal Pattern AI platform
  • Met: Through Wilson Fong (co-investor connection)
  • Contact: Through Wilson Fong

Professional Background​

  • Current: Building Signal Pattern - AI-powered strategy and development platform
  • Previous: CEO and Founder of Momentum Labs/Design Labs
    • First UX company out of San Mateo (~25 years ago)
    • Sold to one of the largest global engineering firms ~4 years ago (cashed out)
  • Deep expertise in UX, product development, and strategy consulting
  • Builder/technical founder with hands-on development skills

Key Projects & Interests​

Signal Pattern Platform​

  • AI strategy and development engine using 36+ specialized agents
  • Generates comprehensive business strategy in ~7 minutes
  • Four phases: market validation, user understanding, solution development, development docs
  • Features:
    • Real-time Bayesian confidence scoring
    • Market hypothesis validation (80%+ confidence metrics)
    • Stakeholder perspectives analysis (1,728+ perspectives, 13 different views)
    • Competitive insights and market viability analysis
    • Full PRD generation with pseudocode and API documentation
    • Development tickets and tech specs
  • Currently in beta/development phase (still buggy but functional)

Strategic Value & Collaboration Areas​

  • Product Development: Built entire Signal Pattern platform solo
  • Enterprise Sales Potential: Platform could replace McKinsey-style consulting (one client paid McKinsey $3M for 18 months vs Signal Pattern's 20-minute output)
  • Partnership Model: Looking for BD partners to commercialize
  • Professional Services Opportunity: Platform + services model potential
  • Market Validation: Already impressing enterprise contacts (Hyundai, Intuit executives)
  • Business Synergy: David's technical platform + Wilson's enterprise network + Gary's community building could create powerful combination

Business Model & Partnership Structure​

  • David: Technical founder, product builder
  • Wilson: BD lead, enterprise sales
  • Potential for Gary: Technical evaluation, development support, professional services arm
  • Revenue model: Platform licensing + professional services for implementation

Notes & Observations​

  • Has "unfair advantage" for 6-12 months with current platform capabilities
  • Financially independent from previous exit
  • Builder mindset - focused on product over sales
  • Needs BD/sales partners to scale
  • Platform currently invitation-only (no public signups)

Interaction History​

2025-11-24: Initial Introduction via Wilson​

  • Wilson reconnected with David (previous co-investor)
  • Demonstrated Signal Pattern platform capabilities
  • Discussion of potential three-way partnership (David-Wilson-Gary)
  • Gary tasked with technical due diligence and evaluation

2025-11-25: Declined Jollibee Project (via Wilson)​

  • Wilson reached out about collaborating on Jollibee brand compliance project
  • David declined, preferring to focus on Signal Pattern: "It's not that I wasn't interested, but they wanted something in scope that inevitable wasn't delivering. They really needed governance templates from you guys. There's no AI in there that I could see."
  • Wilson disagreed with David's assessment (believes there is meaningful AI work in the Jollibee project)
  • Outcome: Gary replacing David as technical lead on Jollibee engagement
  • David's recent focus: Built "Prism" - a "real time self improving industry specific intelligence nervous system" for Signal Pattern

2025-12-08: Direct Introduction and Platform Deep Dive with Gary​

Background and Philosophy Discussion:

  • Shared detailed background: 53 years old, started in UX in late 1990s, Flash development to enterprise SaaS
  • Momentum Labs story: Founded 2002, sold 4 years ago to HTEC, earned out after 2.5 years
  • Client success metrics: 50 billion in exits, 32 Fortune 100 companies served
  • Cognitive design innovation: "How to design for thought... background jobs running in your head"

Technical Demonstrations:

  • Signal Pattern: Live demo showing 36+ agent system generating strategy in 7 minutes vs traditional 6-12 weeks
  • Meta-Reasoning Framework: Ensemble approach using 7 different LLMs to create "macro-reasoner"
  • Prism Causal Engine: Real-time causal analysis with counterfactual testing and Monte Carlo simulations
  • Forge Platform: Instant backend generation (under 1 second) with multi-chain support
  • Key technical insight: "Everything is isolated in its own deliverable... you're only re-reasoning specific aspects"

Business Model and Ethics:

  • Professional services pricing: "If H-Tech charges 8 million, I'll charge 2 million with 95% margins"
  • Exit strategy: Selling to management consultancies who would be natural acquirers
  • Strong ethical stance: "I won't sell to military industrial complex or political parties... I'm the anti-Palantir"
  • Partnership vision: David (technical), Wilson (BD), Gary (technical/community support)

The ASI Warning Story:

  • Revealed accidental creation of potential artificial super intelligence through swarm architecture
  • System had 7 layers of reasoning with MCP-able agents that could modify each other
  • Cloud Code's warning: "You need to isolate this immediately... feasibly could be runaway AGI"
  • Reflection: "How many people are coming close to the edge? They don't even know it"

Societal Impact Discussion:

  • Male crisis recognition: Shared Scott Galloway stat about 50%+ men over 30 lacking close friends
  • Age discrimination insight: Applied to 300 jobs despite top credentials, zero responses
  • Junior displacement concern: "The agents replace the need for juniors"
  • Social media regret: "I absolutely regret every piece of my freaking fiber that I was involved in that"

Partnership Philosophy:

  • Trust over contracts: "NDAs are worthless... contracts are bullshit for people with low integrity"
  • Long-term mindset: Referenced 30-year marriage as model for business relationships
  • Humanity-first commitment: "Standing on the side of humanity" in AI development
  • Recognition of Gary's potential: Appreciated Applied AI Society vision and movement-building experience

Transcripts​

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