The High Line, New York

Derrick Staten

Builder and software developer, based in New York.

  1. Puerto Natales, Chilean Patagonia

    2026 July
    new york

    Ready to build

    Open to fractional CTO work and 0-to-1 builds on a contract basis. Your fractional, hands-on technical cofounder.

  2. Manhattan, looking east

    2025–26
    new york

    Co-founded company #2

    B2B SaaS — restaurant supply chain

    Back to building software from 0 to 1. Invested 1.5 years building and launching Sightline, the OS for restaurants' corporate supply chain teams. Niche, important, underserved. Crafting delightful software for hard-working operators was incredibly rewarding.

    The Vessel at Hudson Yards, at night
    Back in New York

  3. Brickell, Miami

    2023–24
    miami new york

    Took a sabbatical

    After eight years at Branch Metrics, took time off to reset. Slow mornings, zero meetings, and enough distance to figure out what I wanted to build next.

    Derrick at the Cape Florida lighthouse in Miami
    Active recovery in Miami

  4. Pescadero, CA

    2015–23
    san francisco palo alto new york miami

    Led product at Branch Metrics

    B2B SaaS — martech, adtech

    Eight years at Branch Metrics, joining as one of the first engineers and eventually running product. Grew up alongside the company: 2 years in engineering, 6 years in product. Went from shipping features to deciding which ones were worth shipping.

    The early Branch Metrics team
    The early Branch Metrics team

  5. San Francisco

    2014
    mountain view san francisco

    Co-founded The League

    Consumer app — dating

    After building iOS apps on a contract basis, I co-founded The League. Serving as the sole developer, I wrote the iOS app and deployed the server-side logic via a backend-as-a-service provider (RIP Parse). Quickly learned what it took to ship a product people actually use.

    The League app, matches and profile screens
    Early days building The League

  6. Main Quad, Stanford University

    2013
    stanford

    Graduated from Stanford

    Transferred to Stanford to finish my undergrad and walked away with a BA in International Relations. Took three computer science classes — one of them "iPhone & iPad Programming" — which set me on the path to becoming a software developer.

    Hoover Tower at Stanford
    Stanford, class of 2013