About me

I live in Roswell, Georgia, just north of Atlanta. I'm currently taking a break and exploring what I want to build next. Most recently, I co-founded and scaled Macro Oceans, a company that makes high-performance biomaterials from kelp. I led the launch of our first products and signed up our first customers.

With my extra time, I’m tinkering on Recap, a side project supported by an Emergent Ventures grant that uses AI to summarize local government meetings.

One of the things that makes me unique is that I've lived a lot of lives on the way to this one. I've worked in non-profits, Big 3 consulting, and product management at YouTube and Stripe. I've also lived in Pittsburgh, North Carolina, San Francisco, and Switzerland. Perhaps because of this, I'm a passionate believer in the ability of generalists to solve problems in ambiguous environments.

What Animates Me Current Interests

If you have thoughts about these or just think we'd have a good conversation, put some time on my calendar or send me an email: hello@jdilla.xyz. One of the main reasons I keep this site is to inspire some serendipity.

Past Products and Projects