Speed Over Perfection
Ship the MVP in days. Real usage teaches more than months of planning. Iterate in public, learn in private.
Now building: 3 AI products in parallel
AI tools that remove friction from idea to launch
I build and invest in AI products that help individuals and teams complete work faster, decide sooner, and ship products in days—not quarters.
12+
Products Shipped
40%
Avg Time Saved
3
Active Ventures
Core Philosophy
Principles that guide every product I build
AI as Force Multiplier
Every product embeds AI to eliminate repetitive work, not to add features. The best interface is the one you don't notice.
Founder-First Design
Built by someone who's launched, failed, and launched again. Tools solve my own problems first—then yours.
Active Ventures
Products currently in market
Flagship Product
Velocity — AI Release Intelligence
Transforms git history, tickets, and docs into a living release narrative. Engineering leads reclaim 5+ hours/week on changelogs and stakeholder updates.
Developer Tool
PromptKit — Component Generator
Describe a UI in plain English, get production-ready React components with tests, stories, and accessibility built in. From spec to PR in minutes.
Internal Tool → Product
Brief — AI Spec Writer
Turns messy meeting notes, Slack threads, and voice memos into structured PRDs with acceptance criteria, edge cases, and test plans. Built for my own team, now opening waitlist.
How I Work
From insight to launched product in 6 weeks
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Discover
Deep-dive into the workflow. Shadow users. Find the manual step that AI can eliminate entirely—not just accelerate.
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Prototype
Build a working "steel thread" in 72 hours. Ugly but functional. Test with 5 real users before writing a line of production code.
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Harden
Production-grade architecture. Observability from day one. Edge cases handled. The prototype becomes the foundation, not the throwaway.
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Launch & Loop
Public launch with built-in feedback loops. Weekly releases. Pricing that aligns with value created. Kill features that don't move the needle.
Hi, I'm Alex Chen
After selling my second startup (a dev-tools company) in 2021, I took a year off to study how AI was actually changing software development—not the hype, the reality. What I found: the biggest gains aren't in writing code faster. They're in deciding what to build, aligning teams, and removing the ceremony between idea and user value.
Now I run a small, high-leverage studio building AI products that compress the "decide → build → ship" loop. Each venture is designed to be profitable at small scale, compound in value, and eventually stand alone or join a larger platform.
2
Successful Exits
15+
Years Building Software
$40M+
Combined Exit Value
50+
Angel Investments
Let's Build
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I'm selective about new projects—but I always read every message. If you're a founder, investor, or builder working on something that fits the philosophy above, let's talk.