As a mathematician and psychologist with doctoral-level research experience, I’ve spent years building high-stakes technical systems. After years of leading AI software teams, I realised that our core problem isn’t a lack of innovation or compassion - it’s how we store value, and more importantly, how we control it.
In the traditional system, you hand over control to banks. With Bitcoin, the rule is simple: 'not your keys, not your coins.' But true ownership isn’t just about holding a seed phrase; it’s about having a reliable plan for the future. Too many people lose their savings to hackers, lose their passwords, or leave their families unable to access funds when unforeseen circumstances arise.
I founded RootSeed to fix this gap using plain engineering and human psychology. I build practical safety nets.
At RootSeed, we remain as private as practical because privacy is one of the principles on which Bitcoin was built. The cypherpunks understood that personal freedom depends on the ability to protect information. We apply that lesson to ourselves as well as to the people we mentor. We disclose what is relevant and collect as little personal information as possible.
Mentoring Principles
- I encourage people to share as little as possible about themselves. But if they choose to do so, I treat all information with the utmost confidentiality.
- Not your keys, not your coins! This is the most important rule. I never ask for private keys or other private information.
- I focus on teaching why and how things work. This includes educating on best practices and the core philosophy of Bitcoin.
- I recognise that everyone is different. Instead of a one-size-fits-all approach, I offer solutions that meet each ones specific needs and technical comfort level.