About
I live in Bloomingdale, the neighborhood where (almost) everyone knows your name, in Washington, DC.
Outside of work, you’re most likely to find my wife and I showing my son something new or preventing him from hurting himself.
I grew up in New Jersey, just outside of Philadelphia. I later studied systems engineering at the University of Virginia.
Work
I’m a product leader building enterprise data and machine learning platforms. I’ve helped scale three B2B SaaS companies from their first $1M to $10M in ARR over the past decade. I’ve managed teams of all shapes and sizes, including small developer relations, design, product and internal tools teams, as well as large engineering and professional services organizations.
I’m a believer in the velocity over everything approach to building products. I solve for the difference between velocity and speed - direction. Every role I’ve ever held has boiled down to communicating a clear direction so that teams can solve customers’ problems with autonomy and velocity.
Most recently, I’ve been helping build Prefect, a developer tool that empowers data and machine learning engineers to elevate simple python scripts into robust data pipelines. Previously, I managed the teams and systems that collected, ingested, and analyzed the data that powers FiscalNote’s global policy and market intelligence. Before that, I helped financial institutions better comply with regulatory obligations with Enigma. I got my start helping civilian federal agencies operate ever-so-slightly more efficiently with Deloitte Consulting and FEDSIGHT. For my full work experience history, see LinkedIn.
Contact me
I’m not much of a social media person, but you can find me around the internet. I’m lurking and occasionally retweeting on Twitter 𝕏 at @BillPalombi. I begrudgingly have a LinkedIn profile.
If you have thoughts on something I’ve written, especially if you think I’m wrong, please email me! I’ve never had an email exchange with a stranger on the internet that wasn’t fun.
If you’re curious enough about me to have read this page, consider this an invitation to grab coffee. Or maybe we can just get together and eat a bunch of caramels. Just email me and we’ll make it happen.
About this site
This site has taken many forms since I first claimed the domain in 2011. Currently, it’s a place to share what I’m working on and thinking about. I write for:
- Me: I’m a believer in the power of writing to clarify thinking, live more curiously, and generate serendipity. This site is a tool for me to do all of those things.
- My friends: I have a bad habit of getting really into a thing and making every conversation about that thing. This site is a place to dump those things out of my head so I can send links instead of ruin conversations.
- People that read the stuff I read and want more stuff like that. Usually that stuff has to do with the business of tech, media for thought, sociotechnical systems, and startups.
I built this site with Pelican and Pneumatic.
This page was last updated in February 2024.