projects.

I like building things. Here are a few things I've built thus far that I'm pretty pleased with.

Projects

Siftbooks

Audiobook content filtering. Listen to your favorite books without the bad parts.

Built: A PWA react app for streaming audiobooks. Backend is a Python Flask App that interacts with Audible.

Learned: How to do something that doesn't scale. Audio file manipulation. Speech to text. AWS. Python.

Products

Toilet Targets

Dissolvable targets that make potty training fun and mess-free.

Built: Paper targets that dissolve in the toilet, designed to make potty training more engaging for kids.

Learned: Product development, manual manufacturing, Amazon FBA, importance of patents, family business operations.

Newsletter

Moms Morning Memo

A daily email with activities for moms with kids.

Built: Leverage a newsletter tool called Beehiiv. Hire a writer who is a single mom.

Learned: Newsletter metrics, monetization, unit economics, content strategy.

Products

Baby Changing Pads

A soft fabric liner used for changing babies diapers.

Built: Designed the product and worked with a manufacturer to make it.

Learned: How to do something that scales. Manufacturing. Amazon FBA. Product development.

Enterprise

Podium CRM Statuses

A communication platform for local businesses that converts leads.

Built: With a team of engineers, product managers, and designers.

Learned: Team collaboration, Elasticsearch, React, Postgres, Microservices.

AI Tools

BizBuyAi

A tool to help searchers analyze business listings.

Built: Built solo in 1 week using Claude's API with user input for analysis.

Learned: AI-assisted development, rapid deployment, community-driven distribution.

MVP

Newzlio

Daily topic ideas + content templates for newsletter operators.

Built: Landing page for idea validation.

Learned: Google ads strategy, cold email outreach, market validation.