About Josh

Josh Jensen, arms crossed, smiling

I taught myself to code at nine on the family’s first computer, and I’ve been building things for people ever since — through a MySpace-era startup, a mobile-platform company I co-founded and sold, six years shipping financial apps at Transamerica, and engineering-director roles where I learned what teams can do when someone protects their focus (and what burnout does when no one does).

Along the way I founded and sold four companies — Mobilesalt, ROAR, BuzzedApps, and Mailbox Legends — served hundreds of clients building custom mobile apps, and picked up a patent.

I’ve been the founder, the CTO, the director, and the guy staring at the ceiling at 2 AM. These days my work spans AI and technology leadership across the spectrum — plus Apothix Digital, the studio where my products and client work live, and writing about how technology and humans can be good for each other. Different chapters, same job: build the system that unleashes the person. (It took me twenty years and a few burnouts to notice that’s what I’d been doing all along.)

At home I’m a husband and a dad in upstate New York, with a couple of dogs underfoot. The poster behind my desk is from The X-Files.

The spine

Where the last 22 years went.

  • Founder — four companies founded, all acquiredMobilesalt (acquired 2010) · ROAR (acquired 2012) · BuzzedApps (acquired 2017) · Fae Letters (acquired 2025)
  • Technical Cofounder, 2011–2014ROAR — acquired 2012
  • Senior Software Engineer, financial apps, 2014–2020Transamerica
  • Director of Engineering, 2020–2022StorySlab — acquired by Bigtincan
  • Director of Engineering — Sports, 2022–2023Boom Entertainment
  • Founder, 2010–presentConsulting through Pixel Flavor and Apothix Digital

Full history on LinkedIn →