Summary
Chris Hefley is a seasoned software entrepreneur and CEO with 16 years of experience building and scaling B2B SaaS and AI-native platforms from product-market fit to multi-million dollar exits. As co-founder of Predictability At Scale (LLM as a Service) he specializes in turning AI prototypes into safe, billable production features by solving the unglamorous but critical plumbing—PII redaction, multi-model routing, failover, observability, cost controls, and usage-based billing. He also leads FocusedFit.ai, applying multi-agent architectures to compress executive search cycles and dramatically boost close rates for elite firms. Chris combines hands-on technical grounding (from early dev roles and a CS degree) with proven go-to-market and fundraising chops demonstrated at LeanKit and other startups. He’s drawn to problems where operational durability and monetization are overlooked, turning “oh-crap” production moments into one-day integrations. Based in San Diego, he pairs product-first leadership with a practical obsession for operational reliability that helps SMB SaaS teams ship AI features without building dedicated AI-ops teams.
16 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
B.S. Computer Science, B.S. Computer Science at Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU)