Companies

Products I've designed and built from scratch — some successful, some experiments.

Company Details

FreeCardSort

Active • 2024–Now

UX research platform for card sorting, tree testing, and participant research. Built entirely with Claude Code. Pivoting from free tool to paid product and lightweight UX research workflow platform.

$150 MRR and growing
Paying customers
Claude Code primary build tool

What I Built

  • Full UX research platform — study creation, participant experience, results analysis
  • Mandatory recruitment flow that fixed a 51% zero-response rate on studies
  • Paid subscription model with Prolific integration for participant recruitment
  • Pivoting toward lightweight UX research workflow platform

Tech Stack

Next.js, Supabase, Vercel, TailwindCSS

The key insight

  • Discovered 51% of custom studies with 10+ cards got zero participant responses
  • The tool worked — the problem was the recruitment flow, not on the screen
  • Fixed it with a mandatory recruitment step at the exact moment researchers need it

ChatClick.io

Early Stage • 2025–Now

AI search visibility audit tool for local businesses. Checks how businesses appear across AI-powered search engines like ChatGPT and Perplexity. Built around a self-propagating distribution mechanic.

~150 outreach emails sent
Self-propagating distribution loop
Early stage

What I Built

  • AI-powered audit tool for checking business visibility across AI search engines
  • Self-propagating distribution mechanic: businesses see competitor visibility scores, creating demand for their own audit
  • Outreach system targeting local businesses in South Africa

Distribution Design

  • The audit itself creates the next lead — the mechanic is the marketing
  • Interesting early experiment in product-led distribution for a services-adjacent tool

HourlyRate.ai

Active • 2019–Now

SaaS platform that helps freelancers value themselves in the market, set competitive rates, and track earnings. Bootstrapped. Not the active focus right now, but it runs.

3,000+ Signups in beta
Bootstrapped Zero external funding
PH / HN Featured on ProductHunt & Hacker News

What I Built

  • Full-stack web application from idea to launch
  • Rate recommendation algorithm based on market data
  • Community features for knowledge sharing
  • Payment processing and subscription management

Tech Stack

Vue.js, Python, Django, PostgreSQL, Stripe, AWS

Business Impact

  • 3,000+ signups in beta phase
  • Featured on Betalist, ProductHunt, and Hacker News
  • Built entirely bootstrapped with zero external funding

Hirro.com

Launched • Low activity

AI-powered recruiting tool that screens candidates automatically through WhatsApp-based chat interviews. Live and functional — not actively growing. An interesting experiment in AI-native HR workflows.

200+ Candidates screened in pilot
WhatsApp Conversational interface
Launched Live but not scaling

What I Built

  • AI interviewer capable of dynamic, role-specific questions
  • WhatsApp integration for frictionless candidate onboarding
  • Automated structured feedback reports for recruiters
  • Candidate scoring algorithm based on conversation performance

Tech Stack

Node.js, OpenAI API, WhatsApp Business API, Supabase

2099 (Think2099)

Active • 2019–Now

Design and strategy consultancy. Delivered product design and digital strategy for South African corporates and climate/fintech startups. Clients include Standard Bank, Old Mutual, Sanlam, FNB, and a range of early-stage companies.

Client Work

  • Product strategy and design for Standard Bank, Old Mutual, Sanlam, FNB
  • Helped climate and fintech startups — CarbonPath, Wafunda ISA, Meadow — design and position their products
  • Supported clients in raising $2.5M through product strategy and pitch design
  • Digital strategy and UX for both enterprise and startup clients

Want to build something?

I design and build products. If you're working on something interesting, let's talk.