Snap bugs, pull cards, fill binders, battle friends.
Austin Embree
Frontier-tech BD building strategic systems and shipping strange internet projects.
TheBugLeague.com
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What it is
A camera-to-card creature collecting game where real bugs become collectible battle cards.
The insight
People already point their phones at strange things in the real world, and collecting games work best when the source material feels endless.
How I made it
I built the concept, game loop, card visuals, capture-to-card flow, site, copy, and responsive front-end, using AI-assisted asset iteration for the playful brand system.
Why it matters
It shows taste for strange consumer hooks, speed from idea to launch, and the ability to make frontier-tech mechanics feel approachable instead of abstract.
Status
Live
Aibiguity.com
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Aibiguity
How does your judgement compare to the AI models defining humanity's gray areas?
What it is
A judgment game that lets people compare their moral gray-area instincts against AI models.
The insight
As AI models start influencing judgment calls, people need playful ways to feel the difference between human instinct and model reasoning.
How I made it
I built the front-end, scoring flow, Inter wordmark/card system, scale and orbit visuals, copy, and AI-model comparison framing.
Why it matters
It connects frontier-tech thinking with product instinct: taking a messy AI alignment idea and turning it into something people can actually play with.
Status
Live
MemerIQ.com
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MemerIQ
See how well you know your memes.
What it is
A meme knowledge quiz that treats internet culture like a gameable intelligence test.
The insight
Internet culture has become its own literacy layer, but most products still treat meme knowledge like disposable trivia instead of a real social skill.
How I made it
I built the product site, nostalgic desktop visual direction, custom logo/assets, card animation, responsive layout, and launch copy.
Why it matters
It shows weird internet literacy, taste, and the ability to turn cultural intuition into a product wrapper people understand immediately.
Status
Live
ClankerFaker.com
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Clanker Faker
Blend in with the clankers. Spot the human. Don't get exposed as the Clanker Faker.
What it is
A social deduction game about blending in with bots and trying to spot the human.
The insight
The current bot panic has created a new social instinct: everyone is quietly asking who sounds human and who sounds synthetic.
How I made it
I built the premise, brand direction, logo treatment, dark UI card, copy, responsive layout, and site shell.
Why it matters
It shows cultural timing, AI-native product instincts, meme-savvy positioning, and speed at turning a current internet anxiety into a playable concept.
Status
Live
0001s.com
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0001s
Maiden-flight drone videos with the default 00001 file name.
What it is
A niche archive of maiden-flight drone videos named with the default 0001-style filename.
The insight
Default filenames accidentally reveal first attempts, and drone first flights have a strangely specific human texture.
How I made it
I built the archive framing, browsing concept, visual identity, front-end presentation, animated drone motif, and launch copy.
Why it matters
It shows curiosity-driven product taste, pattern recognition, and the ability to turn an obscure observation into a browsable internet object.
Status
Live
ChainMessages.com
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ChainMessages
Browse the transaction messages being pushed onto the Ethereum chain.
What it is
A browser for messages and notes embedded in Ethereum transaction activity.
The insight
Blockchains are usually shown as financial rails, but the messages inside transactions reveal a more human layer of on-chain culture.
How I made it
I built the explorer-style interface, chain-themed visuals, copy, front-end browsing surface, and on-chain message framing.
Why it matters
It shows crypto-native literacy, systems thinking, and the ability to surface human meaning from technical data.
Status
Live
Cashout.gg
Real gambling, free money, nuanced cashout.
What it is
A gambling/cashout concept about timing, risk, and the psychology of walking away.
The insight
The cashout decision compresses free money, regret, timing, and risk into one emotional product moment.
How I made it
I built the product framing, risk/reward copy, CSS ticket and chip illustration, interaction feel, and launch-page concept.
Why it matters
It shows behavioral product instincts and the ability to turn a small psychological moment into a clear game concept.
Status
Prototype
InflectionRadar.com
Track real-time partnership catalysts and spot companies unusually disposed to your service.
What it is
A B2B signal tool for spotting companies newly likely to need a specific service or partnership.
The insight
BD outreach works best when timing changes, but most prospecting treats companies as static instead of watching for fresh inflection points.
How I made it
I built the dashboard framing, signal taxonomy, UI concept, catalyst logic, copy, and demo-ready product narrative.
Why it matters
It connects directly to BD strategy: noticing when markets shift, turning signals into timing, and using systems thinking to make outreach sharper.
Status
Private demo / in progress
Phantom Hands
An invisible operator for steering web workflows, clicks, and decisions.
What it is
An operator concept for browser workflows: invisible assistance for clicks, decisions, and web tasks.
The insight
As browser agents get more capable, the opportunity shifts from chatbot answers to operators that can move through real workflows.
How I made it
I built the product concept, interface metaphor, CSS illustration, copy, and automation-oriented positioning.
Why it matters
It shows frontier-tech thinking about agents, workflow design, and the ability to translate technical capability into a product metaphor.
Status
Prototype