Brandon Nguyen
Prior to founding Deeper Apps LLC, Brandon spent years working across financial institutions in New York City, where he built efficient systems, trading and pricing models, and end-to-end data analysis and automation workflows for investment firms and high-frequency trading firms. He has since brought that refined problem-solving ability and systems thinking into software development as an AI engineer, building data pipelines, dashboards, AI products, internal tools, portals, live-data feeds, and full-stack web and mobile applications tailored to each business. Whether a company is facing a current operational issue, exploring a new product idea, or trying to identify the right implementation to reach its next stage of growth, Brandon is known for quickly understanding the real problem, seeing the system behind it, and applying AI and software in ways that create meaningful business leverage.
Interests: Travel, Fitness, Pickleball, Golf, Board Games, Comedy, Fashion, Food, Content Creation
Nicholas Mockus
Prior to Deeper Apps LLC, Nick has helped generate several million dollars in collective revenue across businesses ranging from local trades, individual-client service businesses, and hospitality companies to larger Silicon Valley-backed AI companies. He specializes in deep industry research and identifying the precise bottlenecks and pitfalls that prevent a business from reaching its next level of growth, often unlocking meaningful gains in annual recurring revenue.
Interests: Travel, Hockey, Running, Fitness, Psychology, Reading
Lucas Hsu
Lucas brings strong experience in algorithm development and data analytics across a wide range of projects and competitions. His background includes quantitative research through Harvard's Undergraduate Ventures program, building prediction market algorithms, and earning high rankings in numerous algorithm competitions and hackathons sponsored by leading trading firms and hedge funds including Jane Street, Susquehanna, and Jump, most recently finishing 5th in the Full House Hackathon international championship out of 500+ participants from the world's top universities.
Interests: AI, Taekwondo, Fitness, Finance, Anime, Poker