Commercialization Operator

I help commercialize technologies the world hasn’t experienced yet.

Commercialization · Partnerships · Experiential Strategy · AI-Native Systems

Twenty years bringing breakthrough products into the room with the people who’ll one day use them, buy them, fund them, or regulate them. Frontier aviation, early startup ecosystems, venture-backed platforms building categories that didn’t exist yet.

Case studies from commercializing what hasn’t landed yet.

Also inside: eVTOL Commercialization Blueprint, SF New Tech (18 unicorns launched, $80B+), FoodBytes (acq. Rabobank), Fortune 500 Innovation Summitsall Selected Work →

AI-native products, shipped.

Founder and hands-on-code builder on side ventures. Each of these lives outside any client engagement — shipped to real users, iterated in the open. The AI is in the plumbing, not the marketing.

Founder + Builder · Live

WoofSpots

Community-powered discovery platform for where dogs are actually welcome — restaurants, breweries, parks, hotels, everyday destinations. AI-augmented curation with community input.

woofspots.com

Built + Running · Personal

Cornhole

An AI-native operations layer for a knowledge worker’s actual workflow — unifies transcripts, email, Slack, Drive, and calendar into a citation-verified corpus. Powers same-day digests, editorial drafts, and decision logs. Locally.

Personal build, no public URL

Creator · Live

Smart Hikes

AI-powered founder-matching and curated outdoor networking. Applied serendipity, on the trail. Ships as invite-driven cohorts.

itsintheair.world

Also: consulting through The Higher Tide — fractional marketing and rapid AI platform builds for startups. LP at 1521 Ventures, focused on aviation, entertainment, sustainability, and experiential technology.

Ocean water off Block Island, Rhode Island Block Island · Photograph by Myles
Myles Weissleder

Four questions, honest answers.

Why companies hire me.

Frontier products get built by scientists and engineers who — appropriately — don’t know how the world will meet them. I close the gap between the breakthrough and the audience. When the aircraft, the seaglider, the robot, or the platform needs to become tangible to the people who’ll ride in it, buy it, regulate it, or fund it — that’s the work.

What motivates me.

Category creation as craftwork. There’s a specific kind of problem that shows up when unfamiliar technology enters public life: nobody agrees yet what it’s for, who it’s for, or how it should feel. That ambiguity is where the interesting work lives. I’d rather be in that room than in a well-defined one.

How I work.

Both ends of the candle. I build the operating layer — Events OS, editorial engines, research pipelines, briefing systems — and I run the field work myself for the moments that matter most. Strategy on paper is cheap. Strategy that survives contact with a load-in, a partner escalation, a venue change, or a weather forecast is different work. I want to do both.

What I enjoy solving.

Multi-stakeholder complexity that requires both patience and speed. Brand experiences where the audience is never the audience you planned for. Operations where the constraint is cultural before it’s technical. Programs that need someone who can hold the line on the plan and still walk the site.

From the people I’ve built with.

“He brings incredible energy, passion, commitment, creativity, hard-work, and positive spirit.”

Scott HeifermanCo-Founder, Meetup

SF New Tech stage
Pivotal aircraft in the field

“Myles has consistently demonstrated an exceptional level of dedication and initiative. His ability to think creatively and act strategically has allowed him to overcome obstacles with grace and effectiveness, often turning potential setbacks into opportunities for growth and innovation.”

Charles BushbyCustomer Growth & Engagement, Pivotal

“Myles is Mr. Energy. He’s ten people rolled into one… always helping someone build the next big thing.”

David SiegelVenture Partner

RocketSpace innovation summit
LG webOS Hackathon

“Myles was instrumental in helping us execute the LG webOS Hackathon. His expertise in event production was invaluable.”

Jami DiazSr. Manager, LG Nova

“Myles’ business development efforts resulted in valuable connections and relationships. They will literally prove to be difference makers in our company’s history.”

Allan YoungCEO

FoodBytes pitch event
SF New Tech monthly demo crowd

“If your startup needs world-class community building, marketing, and a voice that connects to your ICP, you absolutely need to talk with Myles Weissleder. You won’t be sorry.”

Alan LewisGeneral Counsel / Executive Technology Leader

Let’s talk.

Currently taking on frontier-tech engagements — commercialization strategy, program leadership, and AI-native operating systems.