Leo
Nagano

I've been working in tech for 20+ years. Founded and sold a B2B company to chase my dreamed… meaningless life?

About

10+ years as a Java Software Engineer and Project Manager before going deep into product.

Co-founded an IT outsourcing company in 2008, sold in 2013. Built a real-time BI software company, sold in 2017. Been a Product Manager & Product Owner since 2018.

Shipped 25+ products. Most shut down after modest revenues. A few found their footing. Still building.

Timeline
  • 2018 – now Product Manager / Product Owner
  • 2008 – 2017 Founded real-time BI software co. Built it, led team, handled sales & P&L. Sold.
  • 2008 – 2013 Co-founded IT outsourcing company. Sold.
  • 10+ yrs Java Software Engineer & Project Manager

Projects

25+ shipped
Project Description Revenue
Nera
Real-time Business Intelligence dashboard. 6 years.
$2,800,000 sold 2014
AnyToSpeech
AI text-to-voice converter. Acquired Feb '24.
$3,000 sold 2025
Shut Down
FoundersAround
Global map of founders.
$900
Millions Dollar AI Homepage
Directory of AI products generating millions.
$220
Airportrs
Airport-to-city-center transportation options.
$100
Owlendar
Autopilot blog post generation.
$30
HotelsForVisitors
Airbnb availability near events.
$20
HotelsForVisitors
Airbnb availability near events.
$20
StretchYourAnnualLeave
Annual leave calculator.
$10
Good Business, Better World
Substack newsletter on tech for good, social enterprises, and climate tech.
ToucanFX
AI sound effects creation tool.
RejectedByYC
Directory of YC-rejected companies.
News.Podcast.Done
AI-generated daily recap podcasts.
Cards Against ChatGPT
News collection about ChatGPT.
Blueskyshots
Screenshots of Bluesky posts.
I'm beach lover
Twitter bot posting random beaches.
NoSenseOfUrgency
Chrome extension removing urgency language from hotel sites.
NoDisguisedAdsAnymore
Chrome extension that fades Google ads. Featured on Lifehacker.
DaysToTennis
Twitter countdown of tennis tournaments.
NoAgeismInTech
Age-friendly tech job board.
Prezzing
PR clipping tool.
InBrewers
Independent brewery directory.
AllergiesandKids
Resources for kids with allergies.