J. KENTON KIVESTU
Writing at the intersection of Silicon Valley & Espionage
Writing at the intersection of Silicon Valley & Espionage
I'm a writer, a technologist and a sailor. I enjoy cooking a lot, too.
I started my career at Google, where I worked on Google's advertising platforms. After that, I ran the mobile poker game team at Zynga, joined Flurry to run their demand side ads products and eventually started my own company, RocketBlocks.
I've always been a voracious reader and grew up reading Tom Clancy, Michael Crichton, Vince Flynn, Patrick Robinson among many others. I enjoy writing thrillers sat at the intersection of Silicon Valley, national security and espionage.
My first novel, Sucker Punch, is coming out soon. I think of it as a modern day mash up of Tom Clancy's Hunt for the Red October and HBO's Silicon Valley - albeit less comedic!
Sucker Punch revolves around a rising Silicon Valley tech company, autonomous underwater vechicles (read drone submarines) and a Chinese spy.
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You can reach me at: ntc_writer@proton.me
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