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Introducing TimeFox – An iOS App

I had a new years resolution goal of building an iOS app back in 2016, and well, nearly 9 years later, thanks to agentic AI, I was able to finally build my own app. What’s crazy, even with AI, the whole process took a significant amount of time. Lots of late nights learning how to make the app compatible iPhone’s, iPad’s and smaller iPhone’s like the iPhone SE. Also, there were all of these edge cases that I had to navigate and debug.

I finally, launched TimeFox, a Routine and Visual Timer app made for parents with younger kids trying to navigate daily routines and transitions. The app has plenty of visual and reveal timers that are fun for kids. In addition, the daily planner routine app is helpful for gamifying getting through routines.

I would love your feedback on the app!

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3.33 years later…

Couple of Highlights:

  1. Two kiddos (girl/boy), turning 3 and 5 this year
  2. Broke a 1:30:00 Half Marathon, PR is now: 1:29:09
  3. Broke a 3:20:00 Marathon, PR is now: 3:11:45
  4. Bought a 2021 Tesla Model 3 RWD (Finally parted ways with my Toyota Yaris after 15 years)
  5. Launched Recreation Insider in December 2018
  6. Passed the Series 65 (Uniform Investment Advisor Law Exam)
  7. Started a personal finance blog
  8. Built a few mining rigs to mine Ethereum (this was a fun project)
  9. Lived in the same home for nearly 6 years now (this is a record for me)
  10. 10 Year Anniversary of moving to Chicago coming up on May 1st

Some Career Highlights:

  1. Joined Sprout Social in October 2016 and helped grow the business from the marketing front which eventually led to a successful IPO in December 2019
  2. Joined Wyzant as their VP, Performance Marketing in September 2019 and helped turnaround the business that ultimately led to a successful exit (acquired by IXL) in February 2021
  3. Joined ShipBob as their VP, Demand Generation in June 2021

Couple of Goals in the Next Few Years:

  1. Qualify for the Boston Marathon (Need to break a 3:05:00 marathon)
  2. Break a 5 minute mile in 30’s/40’s (did it once when I was 14)
  3. Travel to Scandinavia, Ireland, Switzerland, Patagonia, Taiwan
  4. Beat the market’s average return the next 5 years
  5. Help scale growth at ShipBob to potentially IPO

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New Years Resolutions

Back in 2008, I had this goal of developing an app but I just got busy with other things that I never ended up doing it. Well 8 years later, as a New Years Resolution, I’ve decided to commit to learning how to develop an app. I have a basic programming background… how hard could it be (hah).

2016 New Years Resolutions:
1. Learn how to develop an iOS App
2. Break a 1:30 half-marathon time
3. Break a 3:20 marathon time
4. Read 15 books