Tyler Mincey brings fifteen years of hands-on product development experience from leading engineering teams that built the first iPhone and iPod at Apple, founding Pearl Automation, and serving as VP of Engineering at Bolt where he helped pioneer embedding a full engineering team inside a venture fund. At Baukunst, he focuses on very early-stage technical founders and emphasizes getting prototypes in front of paying customers quickly rather than over-investing in product before confirming demand. Tyler Mincey brings fifteen years of hands-on product development experience from leading engineering teams that built the first iPhone and iPod at Apple, founding Pearl Automation, and serving as VP of Engineering at Bolt where he helped pioneer embedding a full engineering team inside a venture fund. At Baukunst, he focuses on very early-stage technical founders and emphasizes getting prototypes in front of paying customers quickly rather than over-investing in product before confirming demand.