Why I Built OpenFirst - An Inheritance Plan My Family Can Actually Open
·9 min read
I wrote a private, offline inheritance plan in plain text files. It was secure, it was durable, and nobody enjoyed using it — including me. This is the story of how that folder of files became OpenFirst, and what building a product for exactly one user taught me about building for everyone.
Bitcoin Heating System - Product Lessons from Zero to Production
·7 min read
I had never taken a hardware product to customers before. This is what happened when we tried to turn a Bitcoin Heating System into a real product, and what it taught me about product strategy, leadership, risk, and learning fast.
From Block Clock to Freedom Clock - The Metric That Finally Clicked
·9 min read
I built a Bitcoin block clock because protocol time fascinated me. Then I rebuilt it into something that made more sense to my actual life: a Freedom Clock that turns savings into time, shows how much of my remaining life is covered, and reminds me not to waste the time I still have.