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Erick K. Watson

Fractional CPO & Venture Partner for AI Labs, Studios & Protocols

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What I Do

I help venture studios, labs, and protocols turn research artifacts into products — clarifying the problem for non-technical stakeholders, defining product lines around core primitives, and building roadmaps that ship. I design commercialization and ecosystem strategy, from token and pricing models to partner plays across dev tooling, integrations, and grants.

Engagements run 6–12 months at 1–3 days per week, limited to 2–3 parallel clients to preserve depth. Optionally paired with a SproutVest squad (design, PMM, GTM ops) when you need a small team, not just an individual.


Track Record

$1.33B+ Documented Revenue Impact
34M+ Users Served
4 Startup Exits
15+ Years at Google, Microsoft & Protocol Labs

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Speaking

Available for keynotes, panels, fireside chats, podcasts, and workshops worldwide.

Recent stages: Consensus 2025 (Toronto) · Permissionless IV (Brooklyn) · Token2049 (Dubai) · Devcon (Bangkok)

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Blockchain & Cryptography

Threshold cryptography, bridgeless interoperability, decentralized randomness, MEV resistance.

AI & Product Strategy

Commercializing frontier tech, AI product leadership, data-driven decision making.

Venture & Entrepreneurship

Big tech to blockchain, fundraising, distributed teams, exit strategies.

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