Building a world class team.

The core team

Dave

Founder. Denver, Colorado. Dave started E2, Starvard, and The Studio, funds the whole thing himself, and still reviews the work every day. His rule for the team: kind people, real work, ship it live.

Dave's profileDave's desk

Harsh

Builder and first member. India. The first E2 member and one of the nicest people Dave has ever met. Harsh built Cricket Rush and Super E2, helps run the Discord, is first in line for CEO of the Arcade week, and now writes a blog post every single day.

Harsh's profileHis daily blogThe working plan

Preciosa Angelica Alvarez

AI video editor. Davao City, Philippines. Preciosa brings more than 15 years in broadcast and digital video, and two years focused on AI video: Seedance, Kling, Veo, and Pixar style animation. She is helping us on the video editing side as the film work grows.

Preciosa's page

Active participants

Members who are in it every week: holding passports, building sites, writing, and helping the community grow.

Preciosa Angelica Alvarez

AI video editor. Davao City, Philippines. More than 15 years in broadcast and digital video, and two years focused on AI video: Seedance, Kling, Veo, and Pixar style animation. She is helping us on the video editing side as the film work grows.

Preciosa's page

Peter

Agent Manager. One of the first E2 passport holders, helping members run their own AI agents and get real work done with them.

The passports

Ralph

Agent Manager. A fellow first passport holder, part of the crew showing new members how the agent manager path works.

The passports

Sean

Web assistant. More than ten years in the VA industry, managing website content and updates, with strong research and domain setup experience.

Sean's page

Bernard Valdez Jr.

Web developer and AI video editor. Creative technologist, Silver member, and one of the most active posters in the Discord lately, pitching in across the games and video channels.

Bernard's page

Ermalieh Llavado

Technical VA and automation specialist. Philippines. Silver member building AI lead generation workflows, with Apify, Google Maps, and AI qualifying leads into Sheets and CRMs.

Ermalieh's page

People we are keeping an eye on

Members who keep showing up, helping out, and shipping. The next core team members usually come from this list.

Nix De GuzmanBronze

Creative writer from the Philippines, back to creative writing after a career in business writing, and drafting a children's cozy fantasy.

Her page →

BevSilver

AI video creator and editor, part of the growing video crew around The Studio's films and music.

Her page →

Jayu BarcenaSilver

Web developer who jumped in early and keeps building.

His page →

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Jeruz (Koko)Silver

Computer engineer and full stack developer from the Philippines, building AI apps and a documentary production system.

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Maybe you

Silver is awarded for being helpful, never bought. Help out in the Discord, ship real work, and the team notices.

How leveling up works →

The AI helpers

The team also runs on a crew of AI helpers who work around the clock.