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Projects

I've worked on (and continue to work on) an absurd number of things. Current tally? 85 projects.

ProjectStartedDescriptionWhat Happened
ReallyFunArcade2003Link directory of Flash gamesSold it 1 year later for $4,500
ReallyDumbStuff2003Link directory of weird things I found around the internetSold it
Indie Riot2003Online community & publication for musicians/artistsShut it down
Automatik Studios2003Web design consultingMorphed in to Sabotage Media (see below)
Tutorial Outpost2003Link directory of design tutorials around the internetSold 6 years later for $19,000
The Fun Mall2004Amazon affiliate site Shut it down
Lawn and Garden Outlet2004Amazon affiliate site Shut it down
Brush Source2004Amazon affiliate site Shut it down
Smart Pet Shop2004Amazon affiliate site Shut it down
eKitchenShop2004Amazon affiliate site Shut it down
Jewelry Shopper Online2004Amazon affiliate siteShut it down
MagazineReviews.net2004Amazon affiliate site Shut it down
Arcade Rampage2004Amazon affiliate site Shut it down
AppleLeak2004Amazon affiliate site Shut it down
Poster Outpost2004Amazon affiliate site Shut it down
All Tropical Vacations2004Amazon affiliate site Shut it down
HarmonyPeriod2004Free music lessonsShut it down
TheAppleBlog2004Apple technology publicationAcquired 4 years later by GigaOm for $75,000 (plus a salaried job for 2 years)
Sabotage2004Shell companyStill exists as the legal entity for all my random stuff
MedicineDB2005Directory of information on medicineShut it down
Survive The War2005Content for preppersShut it down
First Aid Support2005Content on first aidShut it down
CodePaste.net2005Code sharing siteShut it down
The File Bin2005Free file storage and image hosting serviceShut it down
MyMegaFile2005Free file storage and image hosting serviceShut it down
Doinko2005Music video embeddingShut it down
26Faves2005Community to share your favorite thingsShut it down
Brush Find2005Photoshop brush directorySold 1 year later for $700
Daily Translation2006Weird phrase guessing gameSold 1 year later for $200
Statblox2006Web stats & hit counters serviceShut it down
Adregate2006Ad management platformSold it for $10,000 before even launching
Fugitive Toys2006Urban vinyl toy storeSold 3 years later for $26,000
BanThat2006Community based around what people didn't likeSold 1 year later for $2,000
Arcaplay2006Free online flash gamesSold 1 year later for $2,700
MyPollCreator2006Poll builderShut it down
MadLibCreator2006Madlib builderShut it down
MyQuizCreator2006Quiz builderShut it down
Fleckspot2006Web hostShut it down
TrackThePack2006Package tracking appSold 6 years later for $11,000 (and then backed out at the last second) and then shut it down.
Designerside2006Creative community and graphic assets storeSold 1 year later for $975
ColourMod2006DHTML/JS color picker and OS X widgetSold 1 year later for $3,150
Sitethrive2006HTML/CSS template building serviceSold 1 year later for $800
Decomodo2007Cool stuff blogSold 1 year later for $1,000
Imgry2007Photoshop tutorialsShut it down
Superior Mint2007Coin collecting dropshipping siteShut it down
PugSpot2007Online community for pug ownersSold 10 years later for $5,000
Critterly2010Pet management appSold 1 year later for $1,650
TechUniversity2010Mac video tutorialsShut it down
PopSurvey2011Survey appSold 3 years later. Made nothing from the sale.
Deck Foundry2012Pitch deck design as a serviceShut it down
Temper2013Customer happiness survey appSold in 2014 as part of PopSurvey
Baremetrics2013Business insights appSold 7 years later for $4,000,000
Cedar & Sail2016Handmade home decorInactive
Rockburg2017Music simulation gameInactive
Droptune2018New music notifications appShut it down
Laser Tweets2018Wooden laser etched tweetsShut it down
The Nerd Diversion2019Maker video channelShut it down
PLYLST2019Smart playlists for SpotifyShut it down
weird.diamonds2020A newsletter of literally thingsShut it down
Maybe2021B2B forecasting and scenario planningShut it down. Revived it. Active.
Vibe Wars2021Visual voting on NFT projectsShut it down
Detangle2022AI legal doc processingShut it down
Toolstash2022Track, lend and borrow toolsSold for $5,000
fx(party)2022Portfolio analysis tool for fx(hash)Shut it down
Dodgeblob2023World's first GPT-generated iOS gameSold for $5,000
LinkScout2023Automate internal SEO linksSold for $25,000
Lawn Care Planner2023Programmatic SEO experimentSold for $8,000
ProductPanel2023Beta tester managementShut it down
Gemfile Directory2023Gemfiles of your favorite Rails appsShut it down
Revise.dev2024AI-powered automated code improvementsSold for $12,000
SchemaKit2024Automated structured dataSold for $8,000
Synth2024B2B Fintech APIShut it down
Optic2024Competitive monitoring and analysis platformSold for $24,000
Society Fail2024Post-apocalyptic idle clicker gameActive
Socialmotion2025AI-Powered social media video generatorSold for $6,000
Super Fantastic2025Toy companyActive
MuteTheWeb2025Chrome extension that uses AI to detect and filter out negative posts from XInactive
Parse.new2025LLM-friendly doc generation for developersSold for $3,500
NameSnag2025AI-powered domain discoverySold for $15,000 eight days after launching
ReplySocial2025Social media monitoringActive
Clearly2026Markdown editorActive
ProxyUser2026Continuous proof your app worksActive
Rumored.ai2026AI/LLM monitoringActive
KeptWell2026Your family's medical binder, replacedActive
Granite2026A vault for every document that mattersActive