About

Most advice about building companies is written by people who've watched it happen.

This is written by someone who's done it and continues to do it.

Who I Am

I'm Tom Frazier. Over the last 25 years I've built and scaled technology companies across the United States, Australia, and Asia — across consumer products, B2B software, data infrastructure, and AI. Some I founded directly. Others I built as an investor, board member, advisor or some sort of leadership role (CEO, CSO, CTO, CMO). Along the way I ran a startup incubator, operated a small private equity fund focused on data centers, authored patents in cloud computing, and published work cataloged in the U.S. Library of Congress.

I've made expensive mistakes. I've also built things that worked. This site is where I document both — not in hindsight, but while it's happening.

A Few Things Worth Knowing

I've had the chance to do some things outside the day-to-day of building companies that are worth mentioning — not as a credential list, but because they reflect the range of problems I've spent time thinking about publicly.

Enterprise & Industry

I served as Regional Director of Cloud Computing & Security for Verizon's Asia-Pacific business — responsible for cloud and security strategy across one of the most complex and fast-moving technology markets in the world. Prior to that, I worked as a computer security consultant for the United States federal government, protecting some of the most secured digital assets on the planet.

I've also spent 10+ years on the startup & capital side — raising funds for companies across multiple stages and sectors, and managing a specialty private equity fund focused on early-stage technology ventures. I have run an accelerator that incubated 50+ companies. That combination — classified infrastructure security, enterprise cloud strategy at global scale, and deploying and raising capital across the full investment lifecycle — shapes how I think about technology risk, business fundamentals, and what it actually takes to build companies that survive contact with the real world.

Products & Innovation

I've taken companies to CES, the largest consumer technology stage in the world. I've had products featured on The Android Show. I've even had influencers on Joe Rogan and the Paul brothers. Getting something onto those stages requires more than a good product. It requires a brand, a story, and the operational discipline to be ready when the moment arrives.

Patents & Published Work

I'm a named inventor on patents in the field of cloud computing and a published author with works cataloged in the U.S. Library of Congress.

Speaking

I've spoken at many conferences and industry events across the technology, infrastructure, and innovation sectors. Here are a few:

• DCD (Data Center Dynamics) — the leading global forum for data center and digital infrastructure
• Infra/STRUCTURE — enterprise infrastructure strategy
• Smart Cities Connect — the intersection of technology and urban development
• Pacific Telecommunications Council — technology policy and connectivity across the Asia-Pacific
• Frost & Sullivan — keynote on emerging security technologies
• SHI International — enterprise technology strategy
• BRR Media — entrepreneurship
• e27 — Asia Pacific startup and tech ecosystem
• Wall Street Journal — feature article at 19 years old

Podcasts

I've appeared on dozens of podcasts covering the intersection of technology, entrepreneurship, Bitcoin and sustainability — including conversations on AI, edge computing, angel investing, and what it actually takes to build companies that last. A few worth noting:

• The Virtual Campfire — Embracing Fearlessness in the Tech World
• How'd It Happen? — I'm an Alfred and I Have a Batman Factory
• American Entrepreneurship Today — Building An Entrepreneurial Vision
• Future Optimist — Why We All Need to Care About Sustainable Edge Computing
• Care More Be Better — Edge Computing: A Greener, Better Data Solution
• The Jeff Bullas Show — The AI Renaissance: How Technology Ignites and Inspires Human Creativity
• Innovation Heroes — How to Defeat the Data Capacity Crisis
• AZ Tech Roundtable — Data Centers, Microchips, Transparency & Angel Investing
• Building The Future Show — The Redivider Story
• Opportunity Zones Podcast — Bitcoin, Opportunity Zones, and Jobs

What You'll Find Here

Why This Exists

Two things are happening simultaneously that most people haven't fully reckoned with yet.

The cost of building companies has dropped basically to 0. Small teams can now build what once required entire organizations. And AI is changing how knowledge work happens at every level — people, process, technology and now intelligence. The operators who learn to combine sound judgment with these tools will have an advantage that compounds.

This site sits at the intersection of those two forces.

It's where I document what works, what doesn't, and how modern builders can operate with far more leverage than was possible even a few years ago.

I've learned most of what I know from people who shared their knowledge openly. This is my attempt to do the same.

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