# Harry Dubke

> Repeat founder and applied AI engineer. CTO & Co-founder of Cortado AI.

## Professional Summary

Harry Dubke is a self-taught software engineer and entrepreneur currently serving as CTO of Cortado AI, which he co-founded in 2024. At Cortado, Harry built one of the world's first fully autonomous guest messaging systems, handling millions of inquiries for asset managers across three continents. Prior to Cortado, he scaled his own property management company to $500K ARR in fewer than one year and worked in international development, managing USG grants in the millions of dollars.

## Education

- **Bachelor of Arts**: Hamilton College - Double major in World Politics and Hispanic Studies
- **Additional Study**: London School of Economics, Universidad de Buenos Aires

## Companies

- **[Cortado AI](https://cortado-ai.com)**: Fully autonomous guest messaging system for short-term rental hosts, which included a continuous data-ingestion vectorization pipeline, allowing our AI to learn on the fly.
- **[LiveCortado](https://www.google.com/travel/hotels/s/8hksGSk8PzBUzhHG6)**: Harry's first startup, a student-housing company that grossed more than half a million dollars in its first 12 months of operation.

## Projects

- **Suede AI (ongoing)**: AI narrative monitoring for public policy organizations.
- **[Buy it in ChatGPT Rental App](https://youtu.be/pSA3wX6mUsU?si=PcInBigUhnojY1l5)**: An early MCP + ACP app that allowed ChatGPT users to book our clients' rentals without leaving chat.

## Podcasts, Interviews, Speeches

- [Troublemakers Podcast](https://troublegroup.com/perry-griffith-and-harry-dubke-troublemakers-at-cortado/)
- [Revolutionizing Urban Student Housing](https://sssasmagazine.org/revolutionizing-urban-student-housing/)
- [Warren E. Wright Prizewinning Presentation](https://youtu.be/KKLY_lWORqA?si=kO9TZNXohYcfFr6_)

## Technical Expertise

TypeScript, Python, Next.js, Supabase, AI integration and prompt engineering, property management systems, database architecture and optimization

## Connect

- [Personal Website](https://harrydubke.com): Harry Dubke's personal portfolio and contact information
- [GitHub](https://github.com/harrysondubs): Open source projects and code contributions
- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/harrydubke/): Professional profile and work history
- [X/Twitter](https://x.com/HarryDubke): Updates and insights on AI and entrepreneurship

## Location

Charlottesville, Virginia, USA