Nathan Maxwell

Builder
I build software and run a gaming club.
What I'm working on, and why.

Problems

  1. P1.Data loss and cognitive overload when coaching multiple swimmers
  2. P2.AI agents don't carry context across sessions
  3. P3.Agents as assistants, not thinking partners

Missions

  1. M1.Build a context system that compounds with me, so my AI learns from every conversation
  2. M2.Use software and AI to multiply what I can do
  3. M3.Build software that lets coaches coach

Challenges

  1. C1.Balancing build time vs. distribution time
  2. C2.Signal vs. noise at scale in the inbox

Current Projects 3

Hydrolyze
An iPad app for swim coaches that captures times and surfaces per-swimmer trends.
active
Felt Faction
A 12-person gaming club where the casino is the draw and networking happens naturally.
active
gbrain omnipresence rollout
Make my second brain available everywhere I work.
in-progress

Feed 5

  • concept2026-07-14
    > **Signal-detector capture.** Vocabulary concept learned from fiction > reading. The user encountered *didactic* in > [[media/books/empire-of-silence]] ([[people/christopher-ruocchio]]'s > *Sun Eater* series) and asked the agent for the dictionary sense.
  • concept2026-07-14
    > **Signal-detector capture.** A recurring user pattern, not a single > event. The user reads books and pays attention to words they don't > know, then asks the agent for the dictionary sense. They do this > especially with **sci-fi series** where the prose register runs > slightly more literary than everyday speech.
  • concept2026-07-12
    The why-now for the Games Room app. Companion to [[originals/2026-07-07-games-room-mvp-scope-1c6aaa]] — when scope pressure arrives, "why are we building this" is the second anchor after the MVP sentence.
  • concept2026-07-11
  • concept2026-07-11
    > The House's voice. Connor is Felty's human puppet.
  • concept2026-07-11
    > "C. McEvoy had incorporated the psycho-systems analytic and Jungian neuropsychoanalytic modeling of informational monism, superposition theory, meta-instincts and dialectical syncretism to develop a mental and physical training regimen that allowed him to become the undisputed World and Olympic Champion in his event, and without which he has said that he could not have achieved his success."
  • writing2026-07-11
    > Brainstormed 2026-06-16. User refined v3 with a major new design move: > the **Bank** as a system role, with **loans at zero** (with interest) > and a **Phoenix badge** that is earned by paying the loan back. The > "real casino" framing now drives the whole economy.
  • writing2026-07-11
    > Brainstormed 2026-06-16. User resolved most remaining design questions. > The big synthesis: **Felty is the Bank character.** The existing > Telegram bot is now the iOS app's house voice. Connor is Felty's > human proxy. This unifies the system's personality.

Books 5 Recent (5)Most Impacted

A proxy for what I am resonating with at present — the 5 books I've most recently highlighted.

Articles 6 RecentMost Impacted

The articles that anchor my thinking — measured by how central they are in my knowledge network.

Podcasts 6 RecentMost Impacted

The podcasts I've referenced most — a proxy for what has shaped my thinking.

Preferences

OS
macOS
Tools
Xcode wrangler bun tsx sqlite ripgrep git obsidian zotero gbrain hermes-agent
Communication
Direct, honest.