Problems We've Solved

Real projects, real results. Each one started with the same question: "Why does this cost so much and do so little?"

Commerce • POS

The Restaurant That Fired Toast

Full point-of-sale replacement with intelligence features Toast never dreamed of.

Challenge

Independent restaurant paying $500/month for Toast POS. Locked into their hardware, their payment processing rates, their ecosystem. No pour cost visibility. No real-time theft detection. No offline capability.

Solution

Built a 23-service POS stack with pour cost intelligence, voice ordering, mesh networking for offline operation, staff gamification, dynamic pricing, and ambient automation. All running on their own hardware.

Tech Stack

  • 23 Node.js microservices
  • Pour cost webcam detection
  • Voice ordering (1.2s to ring)
  • Mesh network (works without internet)
  • Staff gamification + dynamic pricing
23
Services Built
20K+
Lines of Code
90%
Cost Reduction
1.2s
Voice to Ring
Social Impact • Career Tools

89 Career Tools, Zero Logins

A complete career platform that's 100% free and requires no account creation.

Challenge

Job seekers face a landscape of freemium tools that demand email addresses before showing value. Resume builders that lock exports behind paywalls. Salary calculators hidden behind subscription gates.

Solution

Built Talent Liberation: 89 free career tools with no login required. ATS scanner, salary calculator, interview prep, resume builder, skill assessor — all client-side, all free, forever. The gateway drug to the ecosystem.

Impact

  • 104 HTML pages
  • 89 interactive tools
  • Zero data collection
  • AI assistant (Chester personality)
  • Gateway to EWEPIP ecosystem
89
Free Tools
104
Pages
$0
Cost to Users
0
Logins Required
Education • Simulation

Teaching 28 Industries to Fish

Industry-specific training simulators that replace $50K enterprise training platforms.

Challenge

Enterprise training software costs $3K-$50K/month. Small businesses and independent workers can't afford to learn industry-specific tools. Generic LMS platforms don't teach practical skills.

Solution

28 industry-specific simulators, each self-contained with 5 interactive views, live simulation engines, and cost comparisons vs. incumbent software. From healthcare to maritime, cybersecurity to real estate.

Results

  • 28 industry modules (27,271 lines)
  • Average 95%+ cost savings vs. incumbents
  • AI-generated lesson content (4 models)
  • Cross-validated education gauntlet
  • Integrated with UPIP Academy
28
Industries
27K+
Lines of Code
97%
Avg. Savings
4
AI Models Used
Enterprise • Platform

The $939B Disruption

Building 156+ SaaS replacements from scratch on a budget of zero venture capital.

Challenge

The SaaS industry charges businesses billions for software that could be built once and shared. Per-seat pricing, data hostage-taking, and artificial feature gating have become the norm. Someone had to say enough.

Approach

Built replacements for 156+ SaaS products across every category: productivity, communication, creative tools, DevOps, education, social, commerce, and enterprise. All on 3 servers. All self-hosted. All fair-priced.

The Stack

  • 5.7 million lines of code
  • 5 production domains
  • 49 domain names
  • 3 on-premise servers ($2,100)
  • $0 venture capital
156+
SaaS Replaced
5.7M
Lines of Code
$939B
Revenue Targeted
$2,100
Total Hardware

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