Projects 2026

It's now so easy to build new tools and code.

Specialization matters less, and I think anyone creating software should practice:

  1. human-led design
  2. lightweight but robust engineering
  3. sharp industry knowledge

The hardest part is staying simple: strip a problem down to what is actually true, then build only what that requires, and nothing else.

SpaceX's Raptor 1 and Raptor 3 rocket engines side by side: the first a tangle of pipes and wiring, the latest a clean, simple form.
SpaceX's the third rocket is so much simpler than its first rocket, a feat so hard to achieve.

The SpaceX rockets are so inspiring to me: simplicity to strive for.

Many of these projects took me months to make at the start. Now I can go from idea to research to working build in days. All of the projects below are practice for the next best one.

March 2026 · Amherst, MA

HerdSearch

Natural language search for a self-updating alumni directory
№ 530301

May 2026 · New York, NY

inTouch

An app to save any post, find the place, book it with friends.
№ 530303
The inTouch home: a cream-toned map of Manhattan dotted with saved-place pins, a dark search bar at the bottom, and a row of filter chips for when and what.

July 2026 · Brooklyn, NY

Kings County Distillery Agent

A business analyst in Slack for New York's oldest and most awarded whiskey distillery.
№ 530304
Aging Inventory workbook, Overview sheet: a stacked bar chart of proof gallons by barrel age, one colour per whiskey category, with the chart title and category legend visible. Cropped to phone portrait, axis figures blurred.

July 2026 · San Francisco, CA

Recruiting Desk

A system to find the best startup jobs for Amherst alumni.
№ 530305
The tracker board on a phone: one column per outreach stage from To contact to Submitted, a card per person with their current role, a level meter, owner initials and the last message, names blurred.

August 2026 · Manhattan, NY

myNewHome

A daily apartment scrape for my girlfriend and me.
№ 530306
The Best tab on a phone: filter chips for bed count and amenities, then ranked listings; #1 is a $6,500 one-bed in Midtown West with a photo, checks for gym, in-unit laundry and a nearby sauna, and a star button.

August 2026 · Rye, NY

FinallyNote

A personal notebook that files itself and lets my AI read it.
№ 530307

September 2026 · San Diego, CA

Insta

A social media posting system to research, create, and review your posts.
№ 530308

September 2026 · Malibu, CA

Lift

A workout tracker that AI can program and read back.
№ 530309
A workout in progress on a phone: Superset A with Barbell Bench Press and Cable Rear Delt Fly, last session's numbers in gray beside the weight and reps to enter, and a coaching note under each exercise.

September 2026 · New York, NY

Alex's ResClub

Booking the hardest nYc reservations.
№ 530310
Today's timeline in the portal on a phone: one row per restaurant and night, grey ticks for each check, orange ticks for the follow checks after a new table, green diamonds where the month view caught a night opening, and blue bars for how long each wanted table lasted.