Phillip Kassab

Phillip Kassab

Co-Founder @ acoco

University of Michigan, Ross

acoco (Autonomous Company Company)EicoSei Development FoundationTrader Joe (now LFJ)Swim ProtocolEY-Parthenon

About Me

Phillip is the co-founder of acoco, a platform for launching AI-run companies. He spent three years growing Sei into a global brand, leading its narrative, community and creator program. Before Sei, he led marketing at Swim Protocol and growth at Trader Joe, after starting at EY-Parthenon. He's a Michigan Ross grad, born in Venezuela, where hyperinflation destroyed trust in the financial system.

Experience

Co-Founder

acoco (Autonomous Company Company)acoco.ai · 2026 – Present
Building a platform where anyone can create and fund a company that runs itself. Launched in July 2026, and people started 638 companies in the first three weeks.

Research Comms

Eicoeico.so · 2026 – Present
Running research comms for acoco's economic intelligence lab.

Founding Growth Lead, Senior Growth Manager

Sei Development Foundationsei.io · Apr 2023 – 2026
Owned the Sei narrative, including Circle's native USDC launch, Xiaomi and the ETF filings. Built the Advocate creator program from scratch, growing weekly impressions from about 1M to 8M.

Growth Lead

Trader Joe (now LFJ)lfj.gg · 2022 – 2023
Ran content and comms across X, Discord and the blog. Grew the community to 280K+ and hosted weekly community calls with 800+ people.

Head of Marketing

Swim Protocolswim.io · 2021 – 2022
Built a 52K+ member global community and ran co-marketing with 30+ projects across eight chains.

Growth Strategy

EY-Parthenoney.com · May 2021 – Oct 2021
TMT strategy and commercial due diligence for private equity and corporate clients.

Education

University of Michigan

Ross School of Business · BBA · University HonorsAnn Arbor, MI · Class of 2021
Member of Michigan Blockchain and a Career Development Office peer coach at Ross.

Writing

Growth Chronicles

My Substack on community, growth and careers20+ posts
Marty Supreme: Why Closed Mouths Don't Get FedJan 2026
26 Principles for Personal Growth in 2026Jan 2026
The Most Underrated Growth Engine: MediaNov 2025
Community Building via the 1-9-90 ModelSep 2024

Conversations

Genesis Block Interviews #9

Growing a Web3 protocolJul 2023

The SEI Show: 1on1 with Sei's co-founder

X Space with Jay JogJan 2024

Host, Sei 404 Day in NYC

Sei community event, ~400 attendeesApr 2024

Speaker, Midwest Blockchain Conference at Michigan Ross

Inaugural conference, Ross School of BusinessNov 2024

Cointelegraph: Wyoming shortlists Aptos, Sei

Cited my post on the resultsJun 2025