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The Workshop
Things I've built, shipped, abandoned, and learned from.
Robust Coffee Lounge App
I designed and launched an online ordering and digital rewards app for Robust Coffee in Chicago. It has processed over $4,500 in orders and created more than 75 customer accounts.
Shipping was the start. Putting the app into a real operating environment created the feedback needed to see w…
Overload
Overload is a social workout tracker for lifters to log training, see progress, and stay connected with friends. It is live on the App Store.
AI has made it possible to build apps that work for you and your friends within a day. Why not do it?
Common Ledger
Monarch recently raised at an $850M valuation. I love the app, so I rebuilt it in less than 24 hours.
Context Visualizer for Agents
An early attempt at context engineering — building a tool to visualize and navigate agent context, born out of a failed hypothesis-tester automation.
Built from a total misunderstanding of how to navigate agent context, but I learned a lot.
Does my business come up in LLM searches?
More and more consumers rely on LLMs for local recommendations. Does your business come up in these searches? This tool gives you a score to see how often you come up and recommendations for how to appear more frequently.
When should I leave for the airport?
This tool emails you when to leave for the airport based on travel time, TSA wait times, and your preferred buffer.
Claude Delegator
This tool will delegate tasks in todoist to a claude agent when you tag a task with "delegate" or message a telegram bot with a task.
Course Feedback Extension
The UChicago course feedback extension shows course feedback data on the course search page, saving students hours throughout their time at UChicago hopping between the course search and course feedback database.
There's huge amounts of value to be created by building what others need. Even if it's just a small improvemen…