Blaize Wallace

Founder, startup executive, and product leader. 15+ years taking products from 0 to 1 across AI, crypto, and SaaS.

Currently consulting as a Fractional Head of Product via Outside Context Projects, and building AI-native products and infrastructure on the side.

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Selected Projects

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A working portfolio of AI products and developer infrastructure I've shipped over the past year.

Personas

OSSAI

AI coaching personas built from public figures' words, served as a real-time chat platform.

github.com/blaizew/personas-web

Lumeni

LIVEOSS

Red light therapy cap rentals for postpartum and post-chemo hair recovery.

lumeni.health

I Fondly Remember

LIVEPWA

Couples journaling with nightly prompts and a shared timeline of memories.

i-fondly-remember.vercel.app

Team of Rivals

OSSAI

Multi-model debate framework for production-grade idea evaluation with veto authority.

github.com/blaizew/teamofrivals

Selected Experience

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2025–present
Outside Context ProjectsFounder & Fractional Head of Product
2023–2025
Trust Machines (Granite Finance)General Manager, On-Chain Lending
2020–2023
OCP TechCo-founder & Head of Product
2013–2019
RentlyticsHead of Product → Chief Operating Officer
acquired by RealPage · $60M
2012–2013
Bluelight GlobalCo-founder & Chief Executive Officer
2007–2011
Deloitte ConsultingTechnology Strategy Consultant

Consulting

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I work with DeFi teams as a Fractional GM & Product Lead — from new protocols figuring out mechanics, to established ones that need senior product or operational leadership.

Product discovery & design

Market & user research, prototyping, protocol mechanism design, strategy and roadmap.

Development & operations

Engineering hiring, sprint planning, partnerships (MMs, liquidators, auditors), sales & biz dev.

Launch & growth

Go-to-market, marketing content strategy, fundraising support — $90M+ raised for founders.