About
I'm David. I build production apps solo.
Founder of Modern Grind Technology. Army 92Y, 2016-2021. Former nightclub operations manager. Founded a 2K esports league called PBL, still works with UPA. Wrote my first line of Java at 15 in a bedroom in Hawaii, trying to build an OSRS private server. Every job has been the same muscle: build systems other people rely on. Solo dev is the fifth version.
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The Story
From first repo to 18 apps in production.
I started coding at 15. Taught myself Java from a bedroom in Hawaii, trying to build a RuneScape private server. My dad was career Army, so I grew up moving. Fort Polk Louisiana, Fairbanks Alaska, Fort Huachuca Arizona, Oahu Hawaii. I learned how to start over fast.
After high school I enlisted. US Army 2016-2021, 92Y Unit Supply Specialist. Four years of logistics. Moving pallets, running inventory, keeping units mission-ready. The Army taught me to make my bed first thing every morning. That is still the first win of my day.
After I got out I ran operations at two nightclubs and founded a 2K esports league called PBL. Got connected to UPA, the biggest 2K esports org in the world, still work with them. Every job has been a different version of the same thing: build systems other people rely on.
By 2022 I was building full-stack software on my own. Shipped Pantheon RSPS across four interconnected repos in Java, Kotlin, and TypeScript. Built Discord bots. Ran production infrastructure. When I found Claude Code in 2024, I was not starting from zero. I was accelerating a workflow I had been building since I was 15. Ten parallel agents. 3,900 custom skills. The output multiplied but the engineering was already there. I document it in public on X @ModernGrindTech. For the long version of what shipped this past year, the 2025 year in review has every project, commit, and lesson. Modern Grind Technology is not a studio. It is a thesis. If you want the receipts before a call, the decide page lays out who I am a fit for and who I am not.
// HOW I WORK
One developer. Ten AI agents. Zero overhead.
01
THE AGENTS
I run 10 parallel Claude Code agents while I code. One handles routing, another writes tests, a third manages database migrations, and the rest handle whatever the project needs. I built 3,900+ custom skills that encode my exact conventions, naming patterns, and testing standards.
02
ZERO RAMP-UP
When I start a new project, the AI already knows my stack, my commit style, my deployment flow. Zero ramp-up time. That is why Regal Title got a full platform in 3 weeks instead of the 3 months they expected.
03
NO HANDOFFS
I do not hand off work. I do not manage a team. Every line of code, every architecture decision, every deployment goes through me. You talk to the person who builds your software. When something breaks at 11pm, I fix it. Not a support ticket queue.
04
FIXED PRICING
Fixed pricing means I am incentivized to ship fast and ship right. No timesheets, no hourly surprises. We agree on scope, I deliver it, you pay the other half. Simple. The full breakdown of what every tier includes and what it does not is on the pricing honesty page.
05
FIRST WIN OF THE DAY
I still make my bed first thing every morning. Military habit from 92Y. Same discipline carries into every commit, every deploy, every client call. The craft rewards consistency above everything else.
The One Thing I Know
It is never the product.
It is always the user.
Same tools in different hands produce wildly different results. Dedication and consistency beat the tool and the idea, every time. I have watched it happen in supply rooms, behind a DJ booth, inside a 2K league, and now inside Modern Grind Technology. The craft rewards whoever actually shows up.
By the Numbers
Real metrics. Live projects.
Engineering counters update from live repos. For the money side. Revenue, burn, runway. The financials page is fully public.
0Production Apps
0+Automated Tests
0Live Client Projects
0+Total Commits
0+Languages
0+Source Files
The Journey
From first repo to full-time solo studio.
012012 · age 15
First line of Java
Self-taught from a bedroom in Hawaii, building an OSRS private server. Taught myself Java, HTML, CSS, Python, Kotlin chasing that one project. Got hooked on software forever.
022016 - 2021
US Army, 92Y Unit Supply
Four years of logistics. Moving pallets, running inventory, keeping units mission-ready. Same muscle I use now: build systems other people depend on.
032021 - 2023
Nightclub ops. 2K esports.
Managed two nightclub venues. Founded PBL, a 2K esports league. Got connected to UPA, the biggest 2K esports org in the world. Still work with them. Operations at scale.
04Early 2024
Found Claude Code. Went full-time.
Rebuilt the workflow I had been trying to build on my own since I was 15. Ten parallel agents, 3,900+ custom skills. The output that normally takes a team, shipped solo.
05March 2025
Built the MGT ecosystem
Shipped Studio, Factory, and Mission Control. A unified platform for AI video, content automation, and agent orchestration. Modern Grind Technology went live.
062026
10 live apps, more shipping
Client projects, SaaS platforms, internal tools. 10 running in production, 8 actively building, 7 in running/iterating mode. One person. The thesis holds.
What I Built
Real projects. Real outcomes.
Regal Title
Virginia title and settlement
Needed a full platform with custom CRM, document management, and client portal. Their previous agency quoted 3 months.
3 weeksdelivered
3 monthsexpected
eXp Richmond
Real estate pre-licensing school
Built a DPOR-compliant 30-hour pre-licensing education platform from scratch. 92 lessons, 328 exam questions, 209 glossary terms.
55/55DPOR audit pass
328exam questions
Service Plug
2K gaming marketplace + Discord
Full marketplace platform with membership tiers, Stripe subscriptions, live chat, team management, flash deals, giveaways, and automated moderation. Deployed on Railway.
19,278lines shipped
90files changed
Cardinal
VA real estate intelligence
Real estate platform for my dad's business. MLS integration, agent management, transaction tracking, AI-driven buyer matching. Built in about 6 weeks.
162pages
69API routes
74DB models
Most Proud Of
Helping a friend escape the 9-to-5.
A friend from the 2K scene wanted out of the rat race. I walked him through everything I had learned about being a solo developer. Domain. Stack. Pricing. How to run the first client call. He landed his first client by calling people he already knew who had businesses and building them a site. He is full-time now.
Seeing people I care about eat and succeed is the best feeling. That beats any contract. It is why I will sacrifice cost or profit to help someone who cannot afford the full price. Times are hard. Not everyone has 5 to 10K to drop on a website. If the work is real and the person is serious, I find a way.
Currently Building
Active as of Q2 2026.
01
MGT Studio
In DevelopmentAI-powered video clipping and content platform. The hub of the MGT ecosystem.
02
Check Up
In DevelopmentNBA 2K26 competitive gaming platform with OCR stat tracking, build tools, and community features.
03
Client Projects
Ongoing2 to 3 fixed-price slots per quarter. Web apps, SaaS platforms, and AI integrations. Every project shipped to production.
Tech Stack
What I reach for when shipping production software.
// moderngrindtech.stack
[Frontend]
Next.js
React
Tailwind CSS
TypeScript
[Backend]
FastAPI
Node.js
PostgreSQL
Redis
[AI]
Claude
GPT
Computer Vision
OCR
[Infrastructure]
Vercel
Docker
GitHub Actions
[Other]
Discord.js
Stripe
Prisma
Playwright
Build in Public
I post everything: what shipped, what broke, what I learned. X for daily build logs. LinkedIn for the professional angle. Discord for the community. GitHub for the code. Facebook and Instagram for the broader reach.
Work Together
I take on 2-3 client projects per quarter.
No discovery phase theater. Book a 15-minute call, tell me what you need, and I'll tell you exactly what it costs and when it ships.
// THE RECEIPTS
The 'is this person real' audit.
Three surfaces you can inspect without a call. Ship record, stack, and every public regression with its fix.
From the blog
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What shipping looks like when the tooling is dialed in. A single coding session that produced a complete SaaS feature set.
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The entire ModernGrindTech site built, tested, and deployed in a single focused session. Architecture to production.
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How Claude Code, MCP servers, and autonomous agents let one developer ship what used to take a team of five.
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