Fadee Kannah

Software Development
Technology
SDSU
Bio
3x founder and CTO who scaled CourseKey from a 2-person student project to a $30M VC-backed market leader serving 400K+ users across 100+ campuses before acquisition by Portico (PSG-backed). Now building agentic AI systems and providing fractional CTO consulting. Having helped clients raise $45M+ and reduce infrastructure costs by 40–60%. Expert in multi-tenant SaaS architecture, applied ML, and scaling engineering teams from 2 to 30+ globally. 2 U.S. patents granted.
Areas of Expertise
Scoping and prioritizing features | Managing development timelines and scope | Working with developers
Areas of Specialization
- Scoping and prioritizing product features
- Managing development timelines, scope, and tradeoffs
- Collaborating effectively with developers throughout the build process
Best to meet if: you are planning or building a product and need help organizing features or managing development execution.
Come prepared with: your product idea, feature list (if any), current roadmap or timeline, and key technical constraints.
