Our Team
The people behind the platform
Lake Tahoe AI was founded by two people who believe small businesses should have access to the same world-class digital teams as big companies. We built this platform to make that possible.
JD Conley
Co-Founder
Engineer and entrepreneur with two decades building software products. Believes every owner-operator deserves a world-class digital team.
Erika Conley
Co-Founder
Operations leader who keeps clients happy and the machine running. Makes sure every deliverable meets the standard before it goes out the door.
Trusted by leaders across tech
JD is a world class engineering leader. Sees the big picture of any business or challenge and executes with teams to deliver at the highest quality.
John PleasantsFormer CEO, Ticketmaster / Co-President, Disney Interactive
JD would learn new technology in an instant and become an expert. Awesome developer, great architect, excellent technical mentor, all around rockstar.
Max SkibinskyEx-Partner, Andreessen Horowitz / CEO, Vault12
He built our full stack from scratch, took us through multiple products and tech stacks, and led a team that consistently punched above its weight. If you need someone to take an idea from 0 to 1, I’d bet on JD every time.
Kevin XuFounder & CEO, Alpha
JD’s guidance was actionable, relevant, and non-consensus — and he was right. One of those you remember for years and seek opportunities with again.
Noah KindlerAI @ Amazon / Stanford CS, HBS
Equally at ease starting companies, leading development teams, and writing code. For someone so brilliant, he’s also kind, easy to work with, and calm under intense challenges.
Thomas ChengSerial Entrepreneur, HW/SW Startups
He architected literally the whole stack, from mobile apps all the way up to infrastructure, and never broke a sweat. No challenge too big, no product feature too hard to build.
Jim PulsSoftware Engineer, AfterHour
Incredibly structured and disciplined, yet very pragmatic when it comes to building stuff that just works. It’s rare to find someone with such talent even in Silicon Valley.
Min KimCTO, Cipherome
Wherever he goes, success will follow. His technical expertise is both broad and deep. JD has done amazing things for Playdom.
James GauthierEngineering Leader, Playdom / Disney
He’s able to take a high-level complex problem and break it down into digestible parts. One of the top leaders I’ve ever worked with.
Brandon CooperSr. Manager, Software Engineering, Opendoor
JD has breadth and depth. He creates solutions that scale smoothly supporting millions of users. He’s more than an architect — he’s an extremely productive developer.
Dave HoltEngineering Leader, Playdom / Disney
