Summary
Martin Adams is a founder and principal software engineer with 11 years of experience building AI-driven productivity tools and marketplaces from Vancouver, Canada. He has launched multiple ventures including Fluidwave (an AI productivity assistant), Polytreasury (an intelligence terminal for prediction markets), and consumer apps like MicroEstimates and the Life Purpose App, blending product design with hands-on engineering. His background spans startups, community-building (Founders Cafe fellow), and authorship—he wrote a book on economic systems that connects technological change to societal outcomes. Martin combines technical execution with economic thinking, using insights about housing, rent, and inequality to inform product strategy and the real-world impact of AI. He’s particularly focused on practical AI that amplifies human work rather than replaces it, and often partners with authors and niche communities to turn ideas into polished digital products.
11 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Business Administration and Management, General, Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Business Administration and Management, General at Boston College Carroll School of Management
English, German, Spanish