About

I've steered through three technology waves. This is the fourth.

I'm Kris Bliesner. For more than 15 years I've been a CEO, building technology companies from an idea into real businesses. I've raised over $50 million, returned more than $150 million to shareholders, and made seed investors 11 times their money.

More useful to you: I've sat in the owner's chair when a new technology showed up and everyone had an opinion about it.

Why VegaOcean

The businesses with the most to gain are on their own.

AI is the biggest shift I've seen since the cloud. Big companies are hiring armies of consultants to figure it out. Small and mid-sized businesses, the ones with the most to gain from getting time back, are mostly on their own.

That's who I want to help. Vega was the North Star for early navigators. The ocean of AI tools is wide and noisy. My job is to help you steer through it and come back with what matters: your time, then your margin.

What I believe

Four rules I work by

Time is the prize.

If AI doesn't give your people hours back, it isn't worth the subscription.

Start with what you own.

Most businesses already pay for AI they don't use.

Small and real beats big and theoretical.

One working workflow in two weeks beats a strategy deck.

No vendor strings.

I take no referral fees. I recommend what fits.

Track record

Built, scaled, sold.

Years	Role	What happened
2026 to now	Founder, VegaOcean	AI for owner-run businesses
2018 to now	Co-founder and CEO, Vega Cloud	$0 to $6.5M in recurring revenue in under 4 years; $300M+ in cloud savings for over 800 companies, including Deloitte, Paramount, Hearst and others; NPS of 68
2010 to 2018	Co-founder, CEO and CTO, 2nd Watch	Idea to $50M+ revenue and 150 employees; first certified AWS Managed Services Provider; third-largest AWS reseller worldwide
2006 to 2011	CTO, Ambassadors Group	Public-company technology officer; SAP rollout and data center move
Earlier	Microsoft and Iron Mountain	Five years at Microsoft; Circle of Excellence, top 1% of performers

Book a free call

Ready to get your time back?

Thirty minutes about your business. You'll leave with at least one idea you can use this week, whether we work together or not.

I reply within one business day.