AI Entrepreneur & Technologist

Christopher Manuel
Cruz-Guzman

Building the future of productivity and human-AI collaboration. Currently leading AI initiatives at J.P. Morgan while scaling Cruz AI agency.

200+ Team Members Scaled
15+ Countries Explored
∞ Systems Built
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AI Systems
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Global Nomad
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Productivity

About Me

A seeker, builder, and connector who thrives at the intersection of tech, creativity, and human connection.

Born in Pleasantville, New York to Ecuadorian and Dominican parents, I've always been drawn to building bridges between different worlds. My journey has taken me from founding startups that scaled to 200+ people, to leading AI initiatives at J.P. Morgan, to exploring 15+ countries as a digital nomad.

I believe that structure creates freedom, and that the best technology enhances human potential rather than replacing it. This philosophy drives everything I build - from productivity systems to AI solutions to the comprehensive life management platform I'm developing called LifeOS.

πŸŽ“ Philosophy, Politics & Economics at UPenn
πŸš€ Venture for America Fellow
🏦 AI & Financial Infrastructure at J.P. Morgan
🌎 Fluent in English & Spanish
Christopher Cruz-Guzman

Current Work

Leading AI innovation in financial services while building the future of productivity.

J.P. Morgan

AI & Financial Infrastructure

Leading strategic initiatives including DDA Going Primary and AI-powered enrichment models for transaction clarity. Managing teams and driving digital transformation in banking.

AI/ML Team Leadership Financial Tech

Cruz AI

Founder & CEO

Building an AI agency that consults and creates AI solutions for businesses. Democratizing AI access and helping organizations leverage technology for growth.

AI Consulting Entrepreneurship Innovation

Content Creation

Author & Educator

Writing a book on Apple Shortcuts & AI automation, sharing insights on productivity, and building educational content around AI and personal development.

Writing Education Automation

Featured Applications

AI-powered productivity tools and systems that enhance human potential and daily workflows.

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Project Planner

Eisenhower Matrix-based project management with AI-powered task creation and natural language planning. Organize and prioritize your work with intelligent automation.

Matrix View AI Tasks Planning
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HTML Source Code Viewer

Lightweight inspector that fetches and formats any public page's HTML so you can audit markup, troubleshoot landing pages, or copy embeds without leaving the browser.

Web Tools Research Copy Ready
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Second Brain

AI-powered knowledge management with note-taking, organization, and intelligent insights. Build your personal knowledge base with smart categorization and search.

Notes AI Organization
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Workout Tracker

Comprehensive fitness tracking with exercise libraries, progress charts, and workout planning. Monitor your fitness journey with detailed analytics and goal setting.

Fitness Progress Planning
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Latest Writing

Thoughts on AI, productivity, entrepreneurship, and building a meaningful life.

Quarterly Planning September 20, 2025

Q4 Playbook: THV4 & CDP Exit Alignment

Executive summary, key insights, and implementation guardrails for Wil2 and BLR2 teams to land THV4, drive reconciliation to 99%+, and complete the CDP data center exit.

Read the Q4 Brief β†’
Incident Response September 19, 2025

Restoring Transaction Enrichment in CR

How cross-team triage diagnosed ETU nulls, revived batch processing, and reset data conditioning rituals to recover enriched merchant details in the CR environment.

Read the Incident Playbook β†’
Fintech Architecture September 18, 2025

Strategic Architectural Decision: Option B for Transaction History

Why the cross-product platform pivoted back to Option B after uncovering mainframe MQ constraints, and how the team is executing toward a unified CDA experience.

Read the Architecture Playbook β†’
Macro Playbook September 16, 2025

Infographic: The 5 Forces Shaping Everything

Visualize the repeating 80-year cycles that emerge when debt stress, internal strain, geopolitics, shocks, and technological competition collideβ€”and what to do about them.

Explore the 5 Forces β†’
Operational Intelligence September 15, 2025

DDA Going Primary Dashboard Strategy

Dashboards aren't just toolsβ€”they are the nerve center of DDA Going Primary, aligning leaders around the push to production readiness.

Read the Dashboard Strategy β†’
AI Productivity September 14, 2025

AI Writing Revolution: The Complete Productivity Guide

How artificial intelligence is transforming the writing process and boosting output by 40% across ideation, drafting, and editing.

Read the Guide β†’
AI Architecture September 14, 2025

Smart Nudges: Implementation Deep Dive

Behavioral psychology-driven notifications that convert never-engaged users into active participants through 23 specialized nudge types.

Explore the Nudge System β†’
Startup Strategy September 14, 2025

Reddit Startup Idea Validation

A systematic approach to surfacing validated startup ideas from Reddit and transforming them into Framer prototypes.

Validate with Reddit β†’
Quality Engineering March 24, 2025

End-to-End and API Testing for ETD

The full QA playbook for Enhanced Transaction Detailsβ€”from layered API validation and merchant enrichment checks to mobile UX, load, and compliance testing.

Explore the Testing Strategy β†’
Fintech Architecture March 18, 2025

The ETD API: From Raw Data to Rich Experience

A deep dive into the event correlation, enrichment, and customer experience metrics behind our flagship ETD API case study.

Read Case Study β†’
Backend Reliability March 16, 2025

Diagnosing the Cuculi Backend Slowdown

Two minutes after the 1:30 PM push, response times tripled and socket listeners laggedβ€”this is the triage plan to get the Hapi stack breathing again.

Review the Incident Plan β†’
API Modernization March 12, 2025

DDA API Migration: V2 to V3

An urgent roadmap for aggregators to eliminate thread-hanging failures, align with supported versions, and unlock new ETD capabilities.

Plan the Migration β†’
Fintech Education March 5, 2025

Designing the Debit Card Transaction Processing ETL Demo

Go behind the scenes of the debit card sandbox that visualizes authorization, memo, and merchant enrichment in one interactive flow.

Walk Through the Demo β†’
AI Product Design February 25, 2025

The Anatomy of an AI-Powered Nudge Engine

How vector search, RAG messaging, and AWS services combine to ship hyper-relevant nudges that boost RSVP velocity.

Design the Nudge Engine β†’
AI Operations February 21, 2025

Building a VA-in-the-Loop System with AI Checklists

The operating system I use to keep virtual assistants, AI agents, and distribution platforms shipping in sync every week.

Build the Loop β†’
Productivity Systems February 18, 2025

Building the HTML Source Code Viewer in a Weekend

Quick recap of the design decisions, fetch workflow, and clipboard tricks that made the new HTML Source Code Viewer feel fast and reliable.

See the Build Notes β†’
AI & Team Management January 15, 2025

AI-Powered Virtual Assistant Management

How I shifted my VA program from tracking hours to measuring value, pairing human judgment with AI amplification for maximum output.

Optimize Your VA Program β†’
Empire Building January 15, 2025

System Thinking: The Foundation of Every Great Empire

LifeOS development reminded me that enduring empires are built on systems, not goalsβ€”here's how to design loops that compound over time.

Design Better Systems β†’
AI Integration January 12, 2025

How AI is Predicting My Most Productive Hours

LifeOS now forecasts my peak performance windows and auto-schedules deep work, proving AI is most powerful when it learns your patterns.

Unlock Your Peak Hours β†’

Let's Connect

Interested in AI, productivity, entrepreneurship, or just want to say hello? I'd love to hear from you.

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