Hi, I'm Tim. I was born in Memphis, raised between Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Texas, and currently I'm an expat in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. I'm a friendly lovable Product Manager, Software Architect, Agilist, Proud Father, Desert Nomad, and Tribal Elder that tends to travel a lot. Sometimes for business, other times for charity, and other times to meet old and new friends. I read a lot, study new things and languages a lot, and love to spend time around friends and family.

I love life, people, our world, and philosophical discussions. I'm a part time vegetarian, don't smoke or drink, and as an ex hip hop junky, can rhyme with the best of them. I've sold two companies (Moteel, tekSymmetry) and just started a new one (www.3rud.com), pitched at Web Summit (https://vimeo.com/78311534), recorded a hip hop album (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0_NXoGUQS4) and hope that my decision to ditch hotels doesn't come back to haunt me :).

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I was searching for a place on Airbnb for my trip to Brussels while having coffee with a good friend and he told me to try the site so here I am.

Interests

Reading, writing, languages, philosophy, history, activism, environment, business, technology, sports (tennis and basketball), and current events

• writing
• architecture
• environment
• coffee
• vegetarian
• drinking
• technology
• reading
• traveling
• sports
• basketball
• tennis
• business
• history
• languages
• software

Music, Movies, and Books

Almost anything that involves lean thinking, entrepreneurship, leading teams, startups, and eastern philosophies.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've hiked for days across Sri Lanka by foot.

Teach, Learn, Share

I love to teach about eastern philosophy, software development, productivity, lean thinking, systems thinking, and startups

What I Can Share with Hosts

A warm smile, good advice, and how to choose the next business to start :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brazil, England, India, Ireland, Mexico, Morocco, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, United Arab Emirates

Countries I’ve Lived In

Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, United States