A solo builder says he is shipping apps, games and an AI curriculum under his real name
AIandDesign · x · 2026-07-24
Marco van Hylckama Vlieg says he is building a growing stack of projects under his real name, including apps, games, an AI curriculum, a local web design business, a dead man's switch service, a calorie tracker, and a teleprompter.
He argues that he wants designers and creators to use AI, says the work is expensive because of AI services and Apple fees, and frames the whole effort as a refusal to stop shipping despite criticism, gatekeeping, and repeated failures.
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