SIDE QUEST

What I'm building.

STAGE 1

MEMORY · a.k.a. RECALL RANDY

RECALL

Shared team memory for every repo.

MCP serverWeb app

An MCP server that turns every AI coding session into team knowledge. It logs every decision and why, flags mistakes so nobody repeats them, and briefs the next AI session before the first line of code. Works with Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Gemini CLI and OpenClaw.

1. It listens Every AI session in the repo, from Claude Code, Cursor, Codex or anything that speaks MCP, gets saved when it ends.
2. It keeps what matters Decisions and the reason behind them. Mistakes and how to avoid them. What actually shipped. The raw chat gets thrown away.
3. It briefs the next one The next session, from anyone on the team, loads that memory first. It knows the rules before it writes a line, so it doesn't drift and doesn't repeat old mistakes.

VS GOLDFISH: "Blub. Wait. What were we fixing?"

recall.team ↗

SCREENSTAP TO ZOOM

What your AI loads before line oneThe team dashboard: who is building whatDecisions and the do-not-repeat listEvery AI session becomes a paragraph

STAGE 2

FLEET AI · a.k.a. VELONA PRIME

VELONA

A data science team in a box for fleets.

Web platformAI agents

Agentic AI that digs through huge amounts of fleet and vehicle data and finds what people never would: anomalies, patterns, trends and insights. Launched in 2025. Sofico acquired Vinli to make it the core of its intelligence division.

1. It watches the fleet Vehicle, contract and cost data, pulled into one place.
2. Agents find what matters They flag what is about to break, cost too much or need a decision.
3. You get the call to make A short list of what to do next, with the why behind it.

VS TOO-LATE TONY: "Shoulda called me yesterday. That'll be extra."

velona.ai ↗

SCREENSTAP TO ZOOM

Six AI agents, one fleet teamAsk it like your best fleet managerEvery flag ships with the why and the fixThe morning report: answers, not alerts

STAGE 3

FAMILY AGENTS · a.k.a. THE HOMEROOM CREW

HOMEROOM

My instinct before my instinct.

Web appAI agentsPrivate

Agents check 10+ school, sports and lunch portals every day and flag what needs me: every grade, assignment, lunch balance and practice change.

1. They sign in Every day, agents open the school, sports and calendar apps the same way a parent would.
2. They pull what changed New grades, missing work, schedule changes, deadlines and balances.
3. One parent view It all lands on one board, so I catch the missing assignment before the report card does.

VS SCROLLZILLA: "Did you check portal seven? Or was it eight?"

Private build

SCREENSTAP TO ZOOM

The family board: grades, fees and what needs me, in one lookBuilt for the pickup lineTen-plus school and sports portals, one source map

Demo data. The real board stays with the family.

STAGE 4

DESIGN SKILLS · a.k.a. YO FRANKY

FRANKY

Your Pinterest pins, made real.

Web appAI agents

For people who know what they like but not how to make it. Franky turns your pins into the project you want, plus the prompts to build it with any AI tool.

1. Point at the pins you love One pin, or a whole board you already made.
2. Six directors read them Photography, light, color, type, mood and strategy each study every pin, then agree on the look they share.
3. Get the guide and the prompts A full style guide and a reusable prompt for ChatGPT, Midjourney, Sora, Claude Code or Cursor. Make one post or a month of them.

VS OPTION OVERLOAD: "What about... all of them? Forever?"

yofranky.co ↗

SCREENSTAP TO ZOOM

yofranky.coYour pins, named in one sentenceA working brand system, not a mood boardA paste-ready brief that pushes back

STAGE 5

MAC APP · a.k.a. MACK ATTACK

TOKEN TOYS

Your AI usage, at a glance.

Mac app

A free Mac app where little desktop robots show how much Claude Code and Codex usage you have left, so you never hit the wall mid-build.

1. Get it free From the Mac App Store, linked on tokentoys.co.
2. They move in Little robots live on your desktop.
3. Glance and go They show how much Claude Code and Codex usage you have left, so you pace the work instead of hitting the wall.

VS EXACT CHANGE EARL: "No tokens? No code. Rules are rules."

tokentoys.co ↗

SCREENSTAP TO ZOOM

Your AI limits, kept visible by a tiny desk robotLives on your desktop, out of the wayThe first edition: old souls, great sneakers

STAGE 6

CLAUDE CODE · a.k.a. PONDERING PETE

SPINNER VERBS

Movie quotes for Claude Code's loading spinner.

Open sourceClaude Code

Claude Code shows a little word while it thinks. I swapped it for 80s movie lines, 90s hip-hop and retro terminal jokes, then shared it. Not everything needs to be a startup.

1. Pick your packs Mix as many as you want: 80s movies, 90s hip-hop, Bob Ross, NASA, retro terminal and more.
2. Copy one prompt It tells Claude to merge the verbs into your settings. Prefer it by hand? Grab the raw list.
3. Paste into Claude Code Your existing verbs stay. The new ones get added. Next time it thinks, you get a line you can finish by heart.

VS THE YAWN: "Thinking... thinking... zzzz."

spinnerverbs.com ↗

SCREENSTAP TO ZOOM

Your spinner, your verbsspinnerverbs.comPick packs, copy one promptThemed packs for every kind of nerd

STAGE 7

AI CLONE · a.k.a. RAY-1

RAY-1

Part film, part clone of my brain.

Art pieceLocal AI

An art piece I'm building. Part film, part clone of my brain, with real working AI inside.

1. Mirror It began as Mirror, a model that learned how I write.
2. Everything Then I started feeding it every piece of digital data I have.
3. Still adding New tech keeps getting bolted on. The clone keeps getting closer.

VS TEMPLATE TIM: "Please see the attached template."

Private build

Vinli > Sofico

LV 1 · 2018 – 2022

Head of Product & Design

Built product and design from the ground up for a connected-vehicle platform with Fortune 500 partners.

LV 2 · 2022 – 2025

Chief Creative Officer

Set the creative vision across product and brand. Then built Velona: a data science team in a box, prototyped with working models.

LV 3 · 2025 – 2026

Chief AI Officer

Made AI the company's direction and led the team that launched Velona, turning fleet software into AI insights.

LV 4 · 2026 – Now

Sr. Director, Sofico Intelligence

Rebuilt Velona into Sofico Intelligence: the same engine under the hood, a whole new car, built for lease contracts.

Things I started on the side.

2020 – Now

AIM7

Strategic Partner · Pickleball performance app

Partnered with Dr. Erik Korem, now Director of Player Performance for the New York Jets, to take it from idea to launch: MVP, go-to-market and dev team. Now a top pickleball app with pro players.

2018 – Now

Bashful Beauty

Co-founder · Lash, brow and skin spa

Co-founded and built from the ground up with my wife. A downtown Rockwall spa known for its lashes and brows, plus waxing, facials and spray tans. 8+ years strong and now run by a full team.

Napkin to shipped.

1. Napkin SketchIf it doesn't fit on a napkin, it isn't ready. Pen and paper first.AI: Still analog. Some things should be.
2. Planning & ResearchThe competition, the user groups, the user journey, even the psychology of the colors.AI: Agents run the deep research. I make the calls.
3. Inspiration & IdeationReferences, mood boards, and three real directions. Not thirty.AI: Franky turns a board of references into a style guide.
4. PrototypeA working thing beats a deck. I build it myself.AI: Claude Code and Codex are on the team.
5. Iterate ×3Test it. Break it. Fix it. Then do it again. And again.AI: Every decision and mistake is saved, so round two starts smarter.
6. DistributionBrand, launch, content, story. It isn't shipped until people show up.AI: AI film and content, made in-house.

More things I've built.

Where it started.