Summary
Mike Naquin is a veteran software leader and founder with 11 years of startup and systems experience, currently building AI and LLM products as CEO of Have Blue, Inc. He has a rare blend of deep systems engineering (edge, cloud, low-latency streaming, embedded) and product-first leadership, having scaled Tempus Ex from 3 to 100+ employees and partnered with the NFL and Pac-12. His background includes architecting real-time, sub-250ms stadium-to-cloud pipelines and launching top-ranked consumer apps and live video systems that outperformed major broadcasters. Earlier roles at Tesla and BitTorrent show hands-on expertise in Go, C++, distributed architectures, and media codecs. Based in San Francisco, he’s known for turning napkin ideas into production-grade teams and infrastructure while maintaining a keen focus on performance and field operations.
11 years of coding experience
20 years of employment as a software developer
Computer Science, Computer Science at Louisiana State University