Things I've built, shipped, and learned from. Some are still running, some were experiments, all taught me something.
IRL social discovery app. Became Newport Beach's official social platform and picked up 20,000 users along the way. We raised a small seed round from some cool people who believed in it early. I handled everything — design, development, the web dashboard — mostly just me figuring it out as I went.
A way for people to learn philosophy in an interactive and fun way. Users reflect every single day like a Stoic does. There's a forum to talk to other people, get advice, ask your own questions, and share realizations. Scroll through quotes, keep a journal, do daily check-ins, unlock gifts like a philosophy portrait. Started as a small experiment in 2023 and turned into something I'm genuinely proud of.
Built this because I kept running out of time to market my own apps. Set it up once and it handles content generation and posting while you're building. Scratched my own itch, figured others probably had the same one.
Met Blake Anderson in San Diego, we hit it off and talked ideas. I mentioned an app I was building at the time and he thought it would be hard to market. Then I told him about this idea, similar to Rizz GPT but actually helping people get better at talking. He laughed, I went home and built it that weekend.
Shoutout to for the inspiration.
Started this with my high school friend. Got connected with the local Chamber of Commerce here in San Diego and built many projects for people in the area. Gyms, cafes, bars, food trucks. Helping local businesses implement AI into their workflows.
Think CalAI but with a dedicated AI nutritionist agent that knows everything you've eaten. Snap a photo of your meal and have a real conversation about your nutrition. I replaced my GPT project with this app.
Sold oil of oregano on Amazon. The experience taught me a lot about e-commerce but I realized I didn't love having so much out of my control. A shipping delay or a failed delivery meant lost money and bad reviews. You can't update packaging like you can with software. Made me appreciate building digital products even more.