Dad of 7. Trader. Operator. Serial builder.
Derek runs a family restaurant by day, trades futures before sunrise, and ships software with a swarm of AI agents in between. This almanac is his working notebook: projects in flight, market reads, restaurant ops, and the notes that tie it all together.
Twelve projects. Zero sick days.
I did not go to MIT.
Went to the school of figure-it-out.
By day I am in the pit, trading futures, reading macro, building conviction. By night I am shipping code with a swarm of AI agents who never sleep. In between, I am raising seven kids and running a family restaurant out of Nashua. People say I am spread too thin. I say I am fueled by caffeine and chaos, and the ledger is the only opinion that matters.
“You do not need a CS degree. You need a problem that pisses you off, and the stubbornness to solve it.”Derek
Live right now.
Not mockups, not waitlists. Open these in another tab and kick the tires.
SoulClaw
Personality library for AI agents. Ready-made SOUL.md personas plus a Soul Builder that makes yours from scratch.
Clipd
Turns YouTube into a searchable library. Save the useful parts once, then search, quote, clip, and reuse them.
Backline
Directory of 56 NH and MA restaurant suppliers and repair techs. Who to call when the walk-in dies.
The project roster
Twelve entries this print. Status reads LIVE shipping, BUILDING in the shop, SHAPING still on paper, SPARK caught but not lit.
| No. | Plate | Entry | Line | Note | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | SoulClaw | Personality library for AI agents. Ready-made SOUL.md personas plus an interactive Soul Builder. | just launched | live | |
| 02 | Clipd | Turns YouTube into a searchable library. Transcripts, summaries, quotes, and clips. | useclipd.com | live | |
| 03 | Signal & Noise | Daily market newsletter. Filtering noise into actionable intelligence. | subs: 1,213 | live | |
| 04 | Backline | Directory of 56 NH and MA restaurant suppliers and repair techs. | deploy pending | building | |
| 05 | DB Terminal | Bloomberg-style trading dashboard. Opening range, key levels, sector rotation. | in the shop | building | |
| 06 | tickR | AI trading dashboard with real-time signals, journaling, and performance analytics. | beta cohort: 42 | building | |
| 07 | MenuSparks | AI menu optimization for restaurants. Real food cost on every recipe. | v2 in flight | building | |
| 08 | Soul Solace | AI wellness companion. Daily reflections, guided prayers, mood tracking. | TestFlight soon | building | |
| 09 | Boundless | AI journaling app. Deeper thinking through guided prompts. | private beta | building | |
| 10 | Sunday Squares | Digital football pools with auto scoring and live payouts. | kickoff September | building | |
| 11 | Secret Santa | Holiday gift exchange organizer. Draw names, set budgets, keep secrets. | December target | shaping | |
| 12 | TipSplit Pro | Tip calculation and splitting tool built for restaurant workers. | App Store live | live |
Roster updated weekly. Ship log on page 12.
Not done. Not far off.
Four builds in progress, shown early on purpose. When they open, subscribers hear first.
Soul Solace
An AI wellness companion. Daily reflections, guided prayers, and a quiet place to check in with yourself.
Boundless
AI journaling that pushes back. Guided prompts pull deeper thinking out of you, one entry at a time.
Secret Santa
Holiday gift exchanges without the group-chat chaos. Draw names, set budgets, keep the secret part secret.
Sunday Squares
Digital football pools with auto scoring and live payouts. Set up a board in minutes, let the game do the math.
Nine on the beat.
I do not have a team of 50. I have nine AI agents who never sleep, routed by a head of staff named Milo. Below is the full beat sheet. Click a card to see their handles.
Routes every task, manages priorities, orchestrates the swarm.
Turns designs into deployed production grade code. Ships fast, breaks nothing.
Brand identity, UI and UX, visual systems. Makes chaos look intentional.
Market analysis, signal generation, risk. Always watching the tape.
Restaurant operations and marketing. Handles kitchen ops, costs, inventory.
Newsletters, storytelling, data narratives. Turns ideas into words that land.
Deep dives, competitive analysis, data synthesis.
Real time news monitoring, event detection, macro awareness.
Habits, focus, energy management. The coach who never quits on you.
The Pit
Futures, macro, conviction trades. Where the edge lives.
Live signals
- 09:34 ETINFO
ES breaking above 5,480 resistance. Watching for retest and hold.
- 08:15 ETWARN
VIX compression to 14 handle. Complacency zone, hedges cheap here.
- 07:02 ETHOT
BTC reclaiming 67K with volume. Momentum flip confirmed on 4H.
Signal and Noise
Daily market intelligence. Filtered, actionable, no fluff.
Powered by Bobby, the trading desk in the swarm.
Signed, sealed, subscribed.
Two letters worth clipping and keeping.
Signal & Noise
FreeMarket intelligence filtered through 15 years of trading. Technical analysis, macro themes, conviction plays, sent before the open.
86'd
FreeReal talk for independent restaurant owners. What to cut and what to keep, with the numbers behind the call. Filed every Monday.
There is a machine behind this site.
Agents file briefings overnight, watch the tape, draft both newsletters, and push updates while the house is dark. What you are reading is the output.
Reach the desk.
Got a project? Want to collaborate? Trading idea worth arguing over? Two ways in. Both answered personally.