Building in public

I don't just advise. I build.

An honest, running list of what I've shipped, what I'm building now, and what I've scrapped, across software, brands, AI, and the trades. Same operator instinct I bring to client work: ship it, measure it, and know when to walk away.

Updated regularly · Toronto, ON
5
live & running
3
building now
9
honestly retired

Live

5 shipped & running
Live

Clavis Social

My digital marketing consultancy, co-founded with Sonja Missio. Hundreds of clients served, and AI-assisted for 5 years.

MarketingConsultancy
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Live

Craft & Key

A contracting business serving Toronto and the GTA. Where the operator instinct gets pressure-tested in the real world.

Construction
Visit
Live

Keynotes

Talks and workshops on building, AI, and operating across wildly different industries.

Speaking
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Live

Emailormeeting

A lightweight SaaS tool for teams buried in calls, the honest gut-check on whether that meeting could have been an email.

SoftwareSaaS
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Live

Domain Portfolio

A quietly held collection of premium domains. Some parked, some waiting for the right build. (No, I won't tell you what's in it.)

Investing

Building

3 in progress
Building

Better Place

An early-stage idea still being shaped. More when there's something real to show.

Idea
Building

Office Dog of the Year

A playful community brand and contest. Proof that not everything has to be a startup to be worth making.

CommunityBrand
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Building

Keyway Cabins

Small, well-built cabins, the occasional side project that keeps threatening to become a real business.

ConstructionReal estate

The scrap pile

9 tried & retired
Retired

Professional Poker

Eight years travelling the circuit through 25 countries, with multi seven figures in winnings. Where I learned risk, discipline, and how to read a room under pressure.

Past life
Retired

Snapshot

A football recording startup. The big guys got there before we gained traction.

SoftwareSport
Retired

Tiny Space Big Idea

A tiny home content site and Facebook group. Never took off.

ContentCommunity
Retired

Fitness Furniture

High-end fitness equipment that doubled as furniture. Stuck after one rough prototype.

Product
Retired

Techstackist

Collected tech stack combos to see how companies use their tools. Stackshare.io became massive first.

SoftwareContent
Retired

Poor Charlie

Random Charlie Munger quotes on investing.

Content
Retired

CycleTO

A group of popular city cycling routes around Toronto. No traction.

Civic
Retired

IEC Visa App

An autofilled application for Canada's IEC visa portal. The government changed the system.

SoftwareService
Retired

CNC Cornhole Sets

CNC-cut cornhole sets, built well, sold rarely. Never took off.

Product
Why it's all out here

Half this list is retired, on purpose. Knowing what to kill is the same skill I bring to a client's budget.

Ship before it's ready

The first version of anything is rough. You learn more from one thing out in the world than ten polished in your head.

Kill what isn't working

A healthy scrap pile is a feature, not a bug. Cutting the things that don't earn their place is exactly how I protect a marketing spend.

Range compounds

Software, brands, construction, sport. Each one hands the others a move they wouldn't have found alone, which is the whole point.

The same instinct, pointed at your business.

Build fast, measure honestly, double down on what works. If that's the operator you want in your corner, that's exactly what a fractional engagement looks like.