MichaelĀ Lee

Studying CS + Math and Economics @ WashU.
Building Vivid Studios.

I'm an exited founder and strategy-driven leader focused on helping teams build things people love.

I'm currently studying CS + Math and Economics @ Washington University in St. Louis. I am a graduate of the Data Science and Machine Learning program at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

I'm currently building Vivid Studios, a strategy, tech, and design consulting firm for small to mid-size companies.

Originally from New York, outside of work I love lifting šŸ‹ļø, cooking šŸ‘Øā€šŸ³, music šŸŽ·, baseball ⚾, and puzzles 🧩 :)

Work

  • Vivid Studios
  • Connect
  • Panda Provisions
  • Leaf & Grain
  • Bear Studios
  • RadiantAI

Skills

Productivity

Business

Programming

DeepSeek
Gemini

Talks

Presented on founding, scaling, and exiting startups in college, sharing insights from time management and prioritization. Also discussed finding product-market fit, rapid iteration, and knowing when to pivot.

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Spoke about my experience as a serial founder and the WashU startup community.. Taught businesses how to create MVPs, capital matrices, and other business deliverables.

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