Summary
T Combs is a neuroscientist-turned-founder with 13 years of experience translating frontier behavioral science into shipped products and startups from San Francisco. As Co-Founder & CPO of Jasmine (YC S22) and founder of Temper, he builds product-led businesses that blend neuroeconomics, behavior change, and incentive design to drive user engagement and monetization. His PhD in NeuroEconomics and decade-long research career at USC and Lehigh inform pragmatic product decisions around attention, motivation, and decision-making that few product leaders can claim. He advises technical teams (Clearspace, Juris) on applying behavioral science to UX, smart contracts, and gamified systems, and has led bio-kinetic and clinical efforts as CTO/advisor in earlier ventures. Known for moving from lab protocols to live features, he excels at turning complex human-data signals into simple, repeatable product mechanics.
13 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) NeuroEconomics, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) NeuroEconomics at University of Southern California
Y Combinator
Bachelor's degree Physics & Biology, Bachelor's degree Physics & Biology at Lehigh University
Laguna Beach High School