KYD

KYD

Know Your Developer · Solo builder · 2025 – 2026

1
pilot, at UVA

what I built

I built everything. I was the only contributor.

hardest part

The hardest problem was trying to make AI accountable, and removing the black box from an AI-driven review flow.

what I learned

It stopped because the TAM, total addressable market, wasn't big enough. KYD and Spinoff were marketing issues. That was what I learned: I need better marketing.

stack, top to bottom

  1. Web app · Recruiter app · Admin
  2. AI review flow
  3. Greenhouse integration · Stripe
  4. Python Lambdas on AWS CDK