I'm Richard.
A Registered Nurse and software builder.
I hold a BSN with a background in Computer Science. I currently work in Apheresis, with previous experience in Blood Banking, Behavioral Health, and Telehealth — environments that trained me to think in systems, precision, and measurable outcomes.
I apply that same clinical rigor to building software. I don't ship features because they're interesting. I ship things that solve real problems for real people, validated before a single line of code is written.
The APEX Story
Every article on this site is researched by APEX — an autonomous intelligence engine I built.
APEX researches any topic using 35+ sources, grades its own work, argues both sides of every question, and tells you exactly what it doesn't know. It's the research infrastructure that makes this publication possible at solo-founder scale.
I built APEX because I was tired of AI tools that confidently hallucinate. APEX is designed around epistemic humility — it surfaces uncertainty, flags low-confidence claims, and cross-validates across primary sources.
What I'm Building
APEX
ActiveAn autonomous intelligence engine that researches any topic using 35+ sources, grades its own work, argues both sides, and tells you exactly what it doesn't know. Every article on this site is powered by APEX.
SoloBuilder
ActiveThis site and SoloBuilder Weekly newsletter. AI tools research for founders who build alone.
KDP Books
In ProgressAI-researched non-fiction published on Amazon, validated by APEX before a single word is written.
What I Believe
- Build for outcomes, not vanity metrics
- Validate before you build
- AI is execution leverage, not entertainment
- If you can't measure it, you can't improve it
- Solo doesn't mean slow — it means focused
My Stack
Claude Code for implementation. Claude Opus for analysis and architecture decisions.
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