My Story

Hi, I’m Noah.

I’m 20 years old and studying business and engineering at Purdue University. I’ve had a lifelong passion for entrepreneurship, but the reason behind it is personal: I want to leave a positive mark on the world.

I was the kid who woke up at the crack of dawn on beach vacations to set up tents and earn some money. Long before I knew how to build a business, I liked making something and finding someone who wanted it.

When I think about the future, I think about the legacy I want to leave. I hope to contribute something meaningful to my family’s name and be remembered as someone who helped others. Starting a business is the main way I’m working toward that.

Something I invent could become part of someone else’s life, solve a problem, change an everyday habit, or give them a little time back. That possibility is what makes entrepreneurship so exciting to me.

Tempus Redux lies right at the intersection of my interests. Engineering gives me a way to turn an idea into a physical object, and business asks a different question: does it actually matter to someone else?

The Prickly Phone Case began when I was 17. David Aguilar and Edu Faus, two of my best friends and classmates at the time, joined me to develop the idea for a pitch competition at our high school. Our idea went on to win the NFTE South Florida Pitch Competition, receive a $25,000 grant, and be pitched at eMerge Americas.

Why I’m coming back to it.

I originally put the case aside because I didn’t have the knowledge or the network to bring it to life. Having an idea and knowing how to get it into someone’s hands turned out to be two different things.

Now I’m surrounded by knowledgeable people and have built connections in manufacturing, marketing, and customer feedback. I have people to learn from and a stronger foundation for turning this project into something people can actually use. That’s why I’m bringing Tempus Redux back.

What I want to give back.

Tempus Redux means “time returned” in Latin. As I observe our growing dependence on technology, this case is my attempt to help us look up from our screens and be more present. My hope is that it helps people spend more of their time on the people and experiences they care about.

This is one step toward the kind of legacy I want to build: useful ideas, made real, that leave a positive impact.