2026-08-24

A more intuitive and reliable infrastructure management framework that avoids the "landmines" of existing tools like Terraform/HCL. Users are already paying for cloud services and add-on tools but are still forced into complex, brittle workarounds.

"These sort things are completely logical things you would do in a not insane framework (who doesn't use an array to loop over things in a normal software language?), but are a well-known landmine with HCL and Terraform."

A logging solution that combines the robustness and compatibility of syslog with a modern user experience, without the performance or reliability trade-offs of other new platforms. Admins are already paying for tools like syslog-ng to bridge this gap.

"I've been down this road many times over the years, and each new promised land of logging always fails to replace syslog for me. Nothing else is as widely-compatible and performant. Fortunately, there are some great tools out there to modernize the network-admin experience: syslog-ng is a favorite of mine."

A software solution using common wearables (like Apple Watch) to replace expensive, limited-function hardware for advanced workout tracking. The market is already paying for hardware solutions that are inconvenient and incomplete.

"Velocity-based training has used this principle for years, but it typically requires a sensor on the bar or a camera pointed at it, so it's mostly limited to barbell exercises. I built the same concept using only the sensors already inside the Apple Watch."

Services or tools to help people identify and exit high-control groups, and recover from the financial and psychological damage. People are already "paying" in the form of debt and fees to these organizations under false pretenses.

"I was in one such organization. I initially felt that my life improved greatly... but in the long term the "cultish" aspects ended up having negative effects on me (for one I got into debt thinking it would help me, and thinking that I "needed" them and couldn't see possibilities outside."

A platform connecting post-FIRE, experienced tech talent with early-stage startups seeking expertise in exchange for equity. These individuals are actively shopping for such a venue.

"Now I'm considering if I should join an early startup, and since the financial part is not a concern to me, I could work for little or no money (obviously with enough equity to make up for that). However I don't even know where to look for jobs like that"