I’m Dave.I like to build things.
Some become businesses.
Others I’m still figuring out.
One prints your photos.
This is the running record.
SuperFun
Recreation discovery on the systems a city already runs.
Twos
Short, private, one-on-one conversations. One can make your day.
Insanely.ca
Grocery markdowns of 40% or more, ranked hottest first.
Pics.Direct
Text your photos, get prints in the mail. No app, no account.
OnTrack
The Ontario language curriculum, in plain language for parents.
Startup Orillia
A working community of founders and builders in a smaller city.
A lot of these start the same way: useful information exists, but getting to it is harder than it should be.
TwitterAudit
Checked which followers were real. Went viral, then sold.5by
Video discovery. Acquired by StumbleUpon eleven months after launch.
About
Founder, engineer, product leader. I ship software most days.
I’ve spent most of my career building software companies, from consumer products to regulated life-sciences infrastructure. I’ve started companies, led engineering teams, and been through acquisitions from both sides.
Now I’m in Orillia, Canada, building products of my own and occasionally backing other people’s.
I build with AI as part of the engineering process, not as a feature bolted onto the product. It has dramatically shortened the distance between an idea and working software.
Building a useful software business, thinking about selling one, or working on something unnecessarily difficult? I’m always glad to compare notes.