Mike is a product and modern web tech leader with a broad range of experience working with startups and Fortune 500 companies alike. Previously, he was the CTO of Levanto Financial and UI architect for Yahoo’s Ads & Data division. Mike has a passion for teaching and has produced several popular JavaScript video courses for Front End Masters, with Pluralsight courses on the way. He is an avid open source contributor and has landed thousands of commits into the JavaScript and Erlang ecosystems. As a “product guy who codes,” Mike believes in putting prototypes in the hands of users as quickly as possible.