Mick Cesanek builds products end to end: strategy, design, and development.
Over the past decade, more than 25 founders have brought him in to lead product and design. Many have brought him back.
That work has led to funded rounds, shipped products, and teams that now work AI-native.
It spans consumer social, games, entertainment, marketplaces, and AI agent infrastructure.
On the side, open-source tools used by thousands of developers:
- Claude Status BarA menu bar indicator for Claude Code.
- Procedural SoundsInterface sounds, generated live in the browser.
- Shimmering DotsAnimated dot-matrix effects.