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11
Years

Alex Cruz

Technical Leader

I'm Alex Cruz, a 37-year-old born and raised Miami native with a burning desire to solve problems leveraging tech.

Bullets:

• Raised ~$400k seed round and launched a used-good local marketplace.

• Mentored for three years by an industry pioneer who brought to market a revolutionary product still used today.

• Overhauled the onboarding layer of the world's largest creator commerce platform with a GMV > $12 billion and tens of millions of users.

• Built from scratch, 3 iPad applications used by aviation companies such as JetBlue and Air Canada.

• Developed from scratch two crypto-wallets with a flow of value in the tens of millions.

• Bootstrapped a startup to ~$1 million in revenue within a year and was invited to pitch Y Combinator and Techstars.

Most recent accomplishments

When the pandemic began, a few colleagues and I wanted to help our community get the essential products they need at home. We felt that with our engineering and product development abilities and one of our friend’s connections to wholesalers, we could do our part to help during these unprecedented times. So, we quickly built an on-demand delivery service that provided essential supplies to residential and commercial customers. The results: We went viral locally and generated ~$1m in revenue in under a year. Everyone was pleased with our service, and that was a fulfilling experience to be a part of.

Shortly after Delyte, I started working at LTK as a Senior iOS Developer. A global creator commerce platform, LTK empowers thousands of digital lifestyle influencers to achieve economic success. I LTK I overhauled our legacy onboarding and authentication technology by leveraging modern authentication best practices to simplify new-user registration with various IDPs (FB, Gmail, Apple login, etc.) while maintaining the highest standards of modern security practices.

Followed by, being the Tech Lead at Minnect. A marketplace to book 1:1 video calls with experts. In my short stint at Minnect, I successfully led an aggressive 8-week goal to redesign Minnect’s native iOS, Android, and web app and a significant change of the core Q&A functionality to a modern chat-like interface using Swift, Jetpack Compose, and REST API, which increased engagements between experts and users and overall earnings for experts by ~10x.

Outside work, I spend most of my time learning about the latest Swift capabilities, decision-making, poker, and writing.

Magnus Poker AI (2024)

Range Construction Trainer

Magnus will help you build and refine a robust hand reading and decision making mental framework. It will help you go beyond the low hanging fruits to reach the next-level of your development by helping you improve at the margins.

Delyte

Your Daily Essentials, Delivered

Personal and home needs are delivered to you within 10 minutes of ordering on the Delyte app. Our stocked vans are located near you ready to deliver your order fast. You can pay through our app, or with cash or card upon delivery.

  • Categories

  • Baby Items

  • Personal Care

  • Home Essentials

  • OTC Medicine

  • Eye Care

  • Snacks

  • Drinks

  • Beer & Wine

  • And More...

Delyte

Delyte Driver’s App

The Delyte drivers app allows drivers to see and deliver orders requested by Delyte customers.

Spiel

Q&A for Professionals

Do you enjoy sharing your stories as a founder? Join our Q&A app and give video answers to questions directed at the startup community. Spiel is an online founder friendly community. We look to facilitate things for founders, as they lead the way to building a better tomorrow.

Not ready to give a Spiel? No problem

Feel free to ask questions, or watch videos from everyday founders as they answer practical questions, discuss the challenges they face, or provide explanations to questions users have. We ask that you encourage one another by participating in the assessment of the Spiels you watch, as we believe it will build a stronger community.

Spiel is that place where we can help and learn from one another. Our team is always ready to hear your feedback or suggestions. Email us at info@tryspiel.com

Car Sharing

Rent nicer cars

mph club is a premium vehicle rental platform. Vehicle owners can list their cars up for rent, set their own rental rates, and earn extra income. Browse through a large variety of pre-approved vehicles in all of Florida. mph club offers a white glove concierge service to assist you with all of your rental needs.

From last-minute itinerary changes to delivery services, mph club goes the extra mile so you don't have to.

Security and safety is our number 1 priority. All hosts and guests must pass our verification process which includes.

* Insurance verification check

* Driving history check

* Background check

Owning your dream is not only possible, but it's also profitable.

List your car. Rent a car. Earn money. Simple.

Daps

Buy & Sell with Friends

We all have something we no longer need or use, and could use the extra cash if we could find a buyer – but without the hassles and risks of websites like Craigslist or a garage sale. Browse through a large variety of pre-approved vehicles in all of Florida. mph club offers a white glove concierge service to assist you with all of your rental needs.

This is where Daps comes in

Daps is a compelling alternative to stranger-based, even scary, online classified sites like Craigslist. This is why we have created this fun & easy way for friends and connections to sell among each other. Doesn’t this make more sense than the risks of buying from, or selling to, people you don’t know? And doesn’t it feel good to help a friend or connection who needs what you have?

With Daps, you always know the buyer or seller. They’re your Facebook friends, those in your phone contact book or members you attend Church, Temple or Synagogue with, as well as neighbors – all can use Daps to list items for sale, and potential buyers can begin inquiring on them instantly.

Spend

Multi-Currency Digital Wallet

The Spend App gives you the ability to create a multi-currency digital wallet connected to your smart phone or web based device. We make it easy to securely buy, use, store, and spend your money as well as digital assets including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin and more.

With the sleek and simple Spend App you can:

* Securely store your USD, CAD, EUR, and 22 other fiat currencies within your Spend Wallet

* Securely store Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin and more within your Spend Wallet

* Sign-up for and link the Spend Visa® card directly to your Spend Wallet for real-time spending anywhere Visa® cards are accepted

* Convert digital currencies to fiat currencies instantly at point of purchase

* Send money to friends and family within your Spend Wallet

* Exchange digital assets and currencies right in your Spend Wallet instantly

* Access analytics and information on supported cryptocurrencies

Additional features include:

- Check balance, transaction history and transaction details for all your accounts in a glance

- Send USD, CAD, EUR, Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin and more around the world utilizing your Spend Wallet

- Your Digital Assets and funds are safe with our bank level security

- Enable Face ID / Touch ID to protect the app

- Remotely lock your Spend Visa® card if it is lost or stolen

If you're having issues with the app, or have some feedback, please send us an email at help@spend.com

Spend iMessage

Send friends money through text message

The Spend App gives you the ability to create a multi-currency digital wallet connected to your smart phone or web based device. We make it easy to securely buy, use, store, and spend your money as well as digital assets including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin and more.

With the sleek and simple Spend App you can:

* Securely store your USD, CAD, EUR, and 22 other fiat currencies within your Spend Wallet

* Securely store Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin and more within your Spend Wallet

* Sign-up for and link the Spend Visa® card directly to your Spend Wallet for real-time spending anywhere Visa® cards are accepted

* Convert digital currencies to fiat currencies instantly at point of purchase

* Send money to friends and family within your Spend Wallet

* Exchange digital assets and currencies right in your Spend Wallet instantly

* Access analytics and information on supported cryptocurrencies

Additional features include:

- Check balance, transaction history and transaction details for all your accounts in a glance

- Send USD, CAD, EUR, Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin and more around the world utilizing your Spend Wallet

- Your Digital Assets and funds are safe with our bank level security

- Enable Face ID / Touch ID to protect the app

- Remotely lock your Spend Visa® card if it is lost or stolen

If you're having issues with the app, or have some feedback, please send us an email at help@spend.com