5-6 roles
replaced with AI workflows
Used AI systems and process design to replace multiple full-time functions, driving a ~60% cash burn reduction and helping make the company profitable.
Crypto-native operator
Juan Aranovich
Operator in crypto, product, and AI-driven execution.
I scale businesses, build systems, and create leverage in messy environments where outcomes matter more than titles.
Built to step into ambiguity, compress complexity, and make lean teams move like bigger ones.
Positioning
Operator | Crypto | AI-Driven Execution | Product & Ops
About
Built for ambiguous situations that need leverage fast.
Over the past 4 years, I helped scale a crypto media business by operating at the intersection of content, product, finance, and partnerships. I'm strongest in lean, high-ambiguity environments where the job isn't defined but the outcome is.
I started close to the day-to-day. Then I grew into the person who could connect operators, editorial, revenue, product, and finance without waiting for a perfect org chart.
That evolved into leading operations across a +$1M/year crypto media business, building systems that cut drag, improved decision-making, and created room for the company to keep moving.
A big part of my edge is turning manual complexity into leverage. I use AI and systems thinking to replace fragile workflows, increase output, and make small teams far more capable.
Impact
Operating wins with sharp edges.
~60%
cash burn reduction
Cut cost structure materially by redesigning how work moved across the business.
Large deals
sponsorships closed
Supported and closed sponsorship deals that helped keep the company afloat.
+20%
livestream growth
Increased livestream viewership by improving cadence, distribution, and systems.
~4x
newsletter growth
Expanded audience by sharpening editorial focus and repeatable distribution.
+300%
premium product growth
Built and scaled a premium product in 3 months with focused execution.
What I Do
Cross-functional where it counts.
Operations
Product
AI workflows
Crypto research
Partnerships
Content systems
Financial oversight
AI Leverage
A core operating advantage.
I design AI-assisted workflows that increase output, reduce cost, and replace manual operational complexity.
Replace repetitive manual work with AI-assisted workflows and tight operating systems.
Increase output without increasing headcount by redesigning how work moves through the business.
Turn scattered processes into repeatable systems across research, content, operations, and decision support.
Selected Work
Built in lean environments, not padded org charts.
Operator across media, product, revenue, and finance
Helped scale Unchained from a smaller operation into a broader crypto media network while leading core operating rhythms across the business.
- Led operations across a +$1M/year business.
- Replaced 5-6 roles with AI workflows and systems thinking, driving a ~60% cash burn reduction and helping make the company profitable.
- Built systems across content, livestreaming, partnerships, newsletter growth, and premium products.
Director of Research
Ryze Labs is a crypto-native VC firm based in Asia. From November 2022 to May 2025, I led editorial content and research while managing company communications and producing weekly macro and market commentary.
- Produced weekly macro and market commentary reports sent to our network and used by outlets including Forbes and Bloomberg for commentary.
- Operated at the intersection of research, communications, and narrative shaping for a crypto-native investment firm.
Accenture / SC Johnson / GSK
Analytical foundation
Built an operating foundation through FP&A and consulting work across Accenture, SC Johnson, and GSK.
- Strong in financial planning, budgeting, reporting, and decision support.
- Bring consulting-style structure together with operator judgment grounded in numbers.
Crypto / Thinking
Areas I think about.
Macro and market structure
I pay attention to how liquidity, rates, and market structure shape behavior in crypto long before headlines catch up.
Token design and stablecoins
I care about whether incentives are durable, whether distribution makes sense, and whether the mechanism can survive contact with reality.
Crypto media business models
I think about where attention compounds, where monetization breaks, and what it takes to build defensible media in a volatile market.
Contact
Open to operator, product, and special-situations roles.
Open to operator, product, and special-situations roles across crypto, media, and AI-native companies.
Best reached by email, LinkedIn, or Telegram.