Michael Boland
I help teams figure out what to build, why it’s worth building, and how to turn ideas into something real.I'm currently working with the Taproot Wizards on bitcoin products.
My work sits between technology, design, and the human side of how people actually use and experience products. I tend to gravitate toward early-stage or messy situations where the path isn’t obvious yet and someone needs to help make sense of it. I’ve spent time across design, product, software, and research, which mostly just means I like looking at problems from a few different angles.
I’m especially drawn to AI, fintech, and bitcoin, and to products where trust, incentives, and interface choices have real consequences. I care about how tools shape behavior over time and how good design can help people make clearer, more confident decisions.
Day to day, that often looks like talking with founders, pressure-testing ideas, building small prototypes, and writing to think things through. I like working with people who are curious, who care about craft, and who want to build things that still make sense years from now.