Summary
Vlad Duda is a founder and CEO with 11 years of experience building pragmatic, production-ready AI and data systems that drive real-world outcomes for SMEs and PE-backed brands. He leads Nomad AI, a research-driven firm that applies MIT-rooted demand sensing and proprietary data methodologies to make M&A and pricing decisions more actionable and affordable. Previously he shipped ML and deployment work at Rakuten and operated across DevOps, cloud, and data roles at startups and scaleups, giving him a rare blend of research-informed modeling and hands-on operational rigor. He thinks holistically about technology and process, favoring scalable systems over trendy packages and emphasizing durable, business-aligned engineering. Based in Boston, he writes a newsletter (duda.wtf) and cultivates a builder’s mindset—constantly iterating on systems that survive changing tooling and market conditions.
11 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
English, Ukrainian