Tor Bair

I am currently:

  • President of Honest Pirate Advisory, providing consulting, coaching, and capital to early-stage entrepreneurs, applications, and open protocols.

  • Host and author of Are We Cooked?, a high-energy, humorous, and urgent conversation series and writing project exploring how AI + tech is reshaping humanity.

  • a songwriter / musician

  • a gamer

  • a student of the social media / collective content space

  • a researcher of cryptoassets and open marketplaces

  • a lover of koans

Expertise:

  • Talking and writing

  • Generally being convincing

  • Growth - early, middle, and late stage

  • Behavioral economics and incentive design

  • Cognitive psychology

  • System and organizational design

  • Data science

  • Brand and community building

  • Blockchain technology

  • Trading, liquidity, and risk management

  • Operating and leading in environments with a high degree of uncertainty and high risk of ruin

I am formerly:

  • MIT Sloan Class of 2016

  • Brown University Class of 2009

  • Secret Foundation / Enigma - 2017-2023

  • Stashh - 2021-2025

  • Snap, Spotify, HubSpot, Optiver US

I have been published in Quartz, the Observer, Coindesk, and in other media. I host and appear on podcasts frequently.

I am @torbair on every social platform. Contact me if you're interested in my expertise or in a conversation.