Why I Build Tools for People the Tech Industry Overlooks
The tech industry has a blind spot. Most software is built for people who already have advantages — educated professionals, established businesses, people with clean digital footprints and strong credit scores. The tools, platforms, and products that dominate the market serve the needs of people who are already doing well. But some of the most […]
What Running a VPS Taught Me About Systems Thinking and Resilience
There’s a particular kind of education you get from running multiple production applications on a single virtual private server. It’s not the kind of thing you learn in a classroom or a coding bootcamp. It’s the kind of knowledge that comes from 3 AM alerts, mysterious memory leaks, and the slow realization that every system […]
From Behavioral Science to Software: How Psychology Shapes the Products I Build
Most people don’t think of behavioral science and software development as related fields. But after spending years studying how people make decisions, form habits, and respond to their environments, I’ve found that the principles of behavioral science are some of the most powerful tools a product builder can have. My academic background in behavioral science […]
Your Name Is a Search Term: How to Control What Google Says About You
Type your full name into Google. What you see is effectively your digital biography — the version of you that employers, clients, and anyone curious will read first. Most people have never thought about this page strategically. They should. I’ve spent the past year executing a sustained personal SEO campaign and building tools (FixMyRecord, LocalMention) […]
Building Four Products on One Server: What I’ve Learned as a Solo Founder
Six months ago I had an idea for a local business audit tool. Today I’m running four live products on a single VPS, sending hundreds of outreach emails weekly, and writing most of the code myself. LocalMention audits whether businesses appear in AI-powered search. FixMyRecord scans for personal data exposure across broker sites. Resilience applies […]
Why Your Online Reputation Is Your Most Valuable Digital Asset
Most people don’t Google themselves until it’s too late. A failed background check, a landlord who says no, an awkward conversation with a new employer — that’s when people discover what’s already been indexed about them for years. I built FixMyRecord to solve this problem. It’s a personal reputation scanner that checks data broker sites, […]
