@arcktip
Architect of Products. Builder of Teams. Explorer of Cities.
From blueprints to billion-user platforms — designing what moves us forward.
Who I Am
I'm Patrick — a product executive, entrepreneur, artist, and writer. I trained as an architect at Drexel, an urban planner at Columbia, and earned an Executive MBA from Quantic with a specialization in strategy and finance. Along the way I pursued graduate work in Science, Technology & Society (STS) — spending an entire summer researching how the advent of television transformed the design of the American home and the social dynamics of family life. That study taught me something I carry into every product I build: technology doesn't just exist in spaces, it fundamentally redefines them.
I've helped scale Social Bicycles (which became JUMP, later acquired by Uber), launched Superpedestrian's novel Copenhagen Wheel, led enterprise product and design at Udacity, built commerce experiences at Google that were used by millions of merchants. Now, I'm building ads growth products at Meta. Along the way I co-founded RayHoff, served as a Teaching Fellow at Singularity University, and mentored hundreds of PMs through programs like The Product Mentor.
When I'm not shipping products, I'm painting, backpacking, or exploring the dense urban fabric of cities like New York and Shanghai. I believe the best products, like the best cities, emerge from the intersection of structure and serendipity.
B.Arch — Drexel University
STS Studies — Drexel University
M.S. Urban Planning — Columbia
EMBA, Strategy & Finance — Quantic
"Patrick was absolutely tireless in driving the success of the team's projects forward."
— Colleague at Udacity"If you have the opportunity to work with Patrick in any capacity you should do so without hesitation."
— Former Direct Report"Not thinking ahead deeply is like playing Tetris. Use a systems approach."
— @arcktip"Software companies should learn from hardware: price to maximize volume regardless of initial cost."
— @arcktip"Remember to keep a growth mindset. Embrace the opportunity to learn and grow."
— @arcktip"The last thing you need is another person telling you what to build. I help you focus on execution."
— @arcktip"Patrick was absolutely tireless in driving the success of the team's projects forward."
— Colleague at Udacity"If you have the opportunity to work with Patrick in any capacity you should do so without hesitation."
— Former Direct Report"Not thinking ahead deeply is like playing Tetris. Use a systems approach."
— @arcktip"Software companies should learn from hardware: price to maximize volume regardless of initial cost."
— @arcktip"Remember to keep a growth mindset. Embrace the opportunity to learn and grow."
— @arcktip"The last thing you need is another person telling you what to build. I help you focus on execution."
— @arcktipThe Path
Beyond the Screen
Writing
Essays, reflections, and frameworks on product, cities, technology, and the spaces in between.
Whether you're the first PM or one of hundreds, the way you structure your teams determines your ceiling. A framework for organizational design drawn from years of scaling product teams from startup to enterprise.
Read essay →A summer spent researching the advent of television revealed something unexpected: new technology doesn't just occupy space — it restructures the architecture of daily life, from living room layouts to family social dynamics.
Read essay →The inside story of building GPS-enabled smart bikes at Social Bicycles — the decisions that shaped an industry, the mistakes that taught us the most, and why the best urban products work with the city, not against it.
Read essay →Why mentoring other product managers is the highest-leverage thing you can do for your own career — lessons from a decade with The Product Mentor program.
Read essay →Mentorship & Speaking
As a long-time mentor with The Product Mentor program, I guided dozens of PMs and delivered talks on product organization, career growth, and the science of execution.
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"I love to create value for my customers and capture value for my companies."