"The nitrogen in our DNA, the calcium in our teeth, the iron in our blood, the carbon in our apple pies were made in the interiors of collapsing stars.
We are made of starstuff."
― Carl Sagan, Cosmos

What We Do

Expert data science, machine learning and artificial intelligence strategy and solutions to drive top and bottom line growth.

Starstuff Leadership



John Mercer, Founder

John has spent over 20 years at the intersection of software engineering, data science, machine learning and product leadership across many industries. He is a successful software entrepreneur, 6x Head of Data Science and Machine Learning, a former senior scientist and technology lead at MIT & Harvard, 3x hackathon winner, patented inventor, multiple award winning ML platform builder, 10x invited speaker, has published in top scientific journals, and a trusted advisor and consultant to executives in many industries. John graduated magna cum laude in Economics (B.A.), Statistics (M.S.), Physics (M.S.).

Email: john at starstuffventures dot com

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