Daniel Watts is a founder and seasoned technology leader with nine years of hands-on experience building products from MVP to launch across media, healthcare, consumer and finance. He has repeatedly served as Venture CTO and Engineering Lead—most recently as Principal/Engineering Director at BCG X—where he led GenAI, NLP and ML initiatives, pitched to C-level stakeholders, and spun up multiple startups. Comfortable as both a strategic advisor and a doer, he builds and recruits cross-functional teams, architects resilient event-driven systems, and navigates regulated environments (MDR Class IIa) to deliver compliant mobile experiences. A web cartography and GIS developer at heart, he brings an unusual lens on spatial data and legacy integration challenges, informed by work on marketplaces and AR-enabled B2C builds. Now founding Yard Labs while simultaneously leading MOLO App and advising ventures, he combines operator grit with venture-building playbook experience. Based in New York with a background in music and audio products, he pairs technical depth with product instinct to find pragmatic, customer-focused solutions.
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