The Founder
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No account managers, no handoffs, no gatekeeping. The person who scopes the work is the person who answers for it.
Automation ArchitectureSystems IntegrationRapid PrototypingConversational AI
The short version
Porter Ward builds production AI systems end to end — architecture through deployment through maintenance. Signalward is built on a simple standard: every engagement gets the founder's full attention, from the first scoping call to the last refinement, and every system that ships is one he'd run in his own business. Several of them, he does.
Shipped
PolicyIQAn insurance policy comparison AI for an independent insurance agency — carrier PDFs read into a structured ontology and compared side by side.In buildRecoupAI accounts-receivable platform for operators and growing businesses — designed, built, and deployed end to end.LiveEast WindAn AI coach that teaches American Mahjong — a native iOS app with a 17-lesson curriculum and a fully playable practice game, shipped to the App Store.App Store
Stack
TypeScript / Next.js, Python, Postgres, LLM APIs (Anthropic, OpenAI) — chosen per project, no fixed platform.
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