Kaan DincerKaan Dincer

Engineer, builder, recovering consultant.

Kaan Dincer
Fig. 01Portrait / 2026
Kaan Dincer — New York, 2026

I'm an engineer and product builder focused on turning complex problems into practical, scalable products.

I started as a Lead Engineer at WashU School of Medicine, building an automated tumor-imaging system selected for the 2023 World Molecular Imaging Conference. I then co-founded VitalWise, shipping AI-powered software for small and mid-sized businesses that typically don't have access to enterprise-level tools.

Most recently at Deloitte Consulting, I designed and delivered large-scale systems for Fortune-level organizations — working across engineering, solutions architecture, and product management.

Today, I'm full-time on Settle, building AI-native tools that make enterprise data migration simpler, faster, and more transparent.

— And outside of all that, I run, cook badly, and argue about your favorite films.

Stack I reach for

TypeScript, Python, Go, React, Postgres, DuckDB, Modal, Temporal, Rust when it's warranted, pen & paper when it isn't.

Operating principles

Taste is a technical requirement. Ship small, honest increments. The interface is the product. Don't confuse motion with progress.

Books that rewired how I think.

Design canon
The Psychology of Everyday Things
Donald A. NormanDesign canon
Negotiation
Never Split the Difference
Chris VossNegotiation
Read twice
Zero to One
Peter ThielRead twice
On focus
The Inner Game of Tennis
W. Timothy GallweyOn focus
Founder canon
The Hard Thing About Hard Things
Ben HorowitzFounder canon
On AI
Life 3.0
Max TegmarkOn AI
Daily
A Calendar of Wisdom
Leo TolstoyDaily
On selling
How to Become a Rainmaker
Jeffrey J. FoxOn selling
Strategy
The Innovator's Dilemma
Clayton M. ChristensenStrategy
Positioning
The 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing
Al Ries & Jack TroutPositioning
Product
The Lean Startup
Eric RiesProduct
Futures
2030
Mauro F. GuillénFutures