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Pat Cullen

Enigma · DISC type dci
Founding CTO at YearOne (Techstars 2020)
📍 North Port-Sarasota Area, United States

Pat Cullen is the Founding CTO at YearOne, an AI-powered software engineering intelligence platform. He has extensive experience scaling technology startups, notably growing the engineering team at Carrot Fertility from 3 to over 70. Peers describe him as a transparent, strategic, smart, and empathetic leader who excels at connecting engineering with broader business goals.

Outside of his primary CTO role, Pat co-founded Guava Tri, an AI-powered triathlon coaching platform, indicating a strong personal interest in endurance sports like swimming, biking, and running. He is a hands-on technologist who actively explores and shares insights on the latest AI coding assistants like Claude Code and Cursor.

Interesting fact: Pat secured strategic investment from Accenture Ventures for his current company, YearOne, in July 2025.

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Experience
11 Years
Current Role
Founding CTO
Job Level
Leadership
Location
North Port-Sarasota Area, United States
Personality Overview

How Pat shows up

Challenger
Fast Follower
Hard To Convince

They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing They are likely to ask many questions and look heavily for supporting proof as well as information. They are generally strong communicators and are not easy to convince.

Priorities

Topics Pat cares about

AI in Software Engineering
As CTO of YearOne, he is building an "AI copilot for engineering team dynamics" and frequently posts tips about using AI coding tools like Claude Code and Cursor.
Scaling Engineering Teams
He successfully scaled the engineering, security, and data functions at Carrot Fertility, growing the team from 3 to over 70 employees during a period of rapid expansion.
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Career

Work history

5-2024
Founding CTO
YearOne (Techstars 2020)
4-2024
Co-Founder
Guava Tri
3-2024 - 7-2025
Advisor
Talent Llama
9-2022 - 3-2024
Senior Vice President of Engineering
Carrot Fertility
4-2019 - 9-2022
VP Engineering
Carrot Fertility
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
2008 - 2009
Master
The College of Saint Rose
2004 - 2008
B.S
The College of Saint Rose
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Dominance (D)

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