AI models
Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, or whatever fits the job.
25+
25+
25+
In resources
25+
25+
25+
To decide
90+
90+
90+
App in development
AI and build tools
Extra hands
Demand testing
Launch basics
Hardware
A partner
AI and build tools
Extra hands
Demand testing
Launch basics
Hardware
A partner
AI and build tools
Extra hands
Demand testing
Launch basics
Hardware
A partner
What D1 helps with
The stuff that stops good ideas.
Money for Tools
Subscriptions, API credits, and the apps that do the work of a small team.
Extra hands
A designer, a specialist, or a contractor, so you can stay on the hard parts.
Demand testing
A landing page, a waitlist, and a small ad budget to see if anyone actually cares.
Launch basics
Domain, hosting, app store fees, and the paperwork nobody enjoys.
Hardware
Devices, sensors, and test equipment for ideas that touch the physical world.
A partner
Someone to think through strategy, numbers, and next steps with you.
AI and build tools
Subscriptions, API credits, and the apps that do the work of a small team.
Extra hands
A designer, a specialist, or a contractor, so you can stay on the hard parts.
Demand testing
A landing page, a waitlist, and a small ad budget to see if anyone actually cares.
Launch basics
Domain, hosting, app store fees, and the paperwork nobody enjoys.
Hardware
Devices, sensors, and test equipment for ideas that touch the physical world.
A partner
Someone to think through strategy, numbers, and next steps with you.
AI and build tools
Subscriptions, API credits, and the apps that do the work of a small team.
Extra hands
A designer, a specialist, or a contractor, so you can stay on the hard parts.
Demand testing
A landing page, a waitlist, and a small ad budget to see if anyone actually cares.
Launch basics
Domain, hosting, app store fees, and the paperwork nobody enjoys.
Hardware
Devices, sensors, and test equipment for ideas that touch the physical world.
A partner
Someone to think through strategy, numbers, and next steps with you.
Yours doesn’t need to be an app. It just needs to be worth trying.
Your choice
You choose the tools. D1 covers them.
AI models
Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, or whatever fits the job.
Build tools
Claude Code, Cursor, Xcode, GitHub, and the rest of your stack.
Build tools
Claude Code, Cursor, Xcode, GitHub, and the rest of your stack.
Launch tools
Framer, hosting, analytics, and app store accounts.
Launch tools
Framer, hosting, analytics, and app store accounts.
What I believe
BUILD FASTER
OWN YOUR DATA
CHOOSE YOUR TOOLS
BUILD FASTER
OWN YOUR DATA
CHOOSE YOUR TOOLS
BUILD FASTER
Philosophy
Intelligence is shortening the distance between imagining something and making it useful.
DECISIONS
7
Days
To a yes or no
If your idea and plan are clear, you’ll have an answer within a week.
PARTNERSHIP
Partnership
You bring technical judgment. I bring capital, business experience, and a willingness to take calculated risks.
You
Dave
Your data. Your tools.
Control of our information. Freedom to choose how we use it.
Read my philosophy
Background
Real estate
Private lending
Operating companies
Venture
HOW WE’D WORK
Idea
Plan
Build
Test
Launch
What I believe
BUILD FASTER
OWN YOUR DATA
CHOOSE YOUR TOOLS
BUILD FASTER
OWN YOUR DATA
CHOOSE YOUR TOOLS
BUILD FASTER
Philosophy
Intelligence is shortening the distance between imagining something and making it useful.
DECISIONS
7
Days
To a yes or no
If your idea and plan are clear, you’ll have an answer within a week.
PARTNERSHIP
Partnership
You bring technical judgment. I bring capital, business experience, and a willingness to take calculated risks.
You
Dave
Your data. Your tools.
Control of our information. Freedom to choose how we use it.
Read my philosophy
Background
Real estate
Private lending
Operating companies
Venture
HOW WE’D WORK
Idea
Plan
Build
Test
Launch
What I believe
BUILD FASTER
OWN YOUR DATA
CHOOSE YOUR TOOLS
BUILD FASTER
OWN YOUR DATA
CHOOSE YOUR TOOLS
BUILD FASTER
Philosophy
Intelligence is shortening the distance between imagining something and making it useful.
DECISIONS
7
Days
To a yes or no
If your idea and plan are clear, you’ll have an answer within a week.
PARTNERSHIP
Partnership
You bring technical judgment. I bring capital, business experience, and a willingness to take calculated risks.
You
Dave
Your data. Your tools.
Control of our information. Freedom to choose how we use it.
Read my philosophy
Background
Real estate
Private lending
Operating companies
Venture
HOW WE’D WORK
Idea
Plan
Build
Test
Launch
Questions
The short answers. Ask me anything else.
What kind of ideas do you back?
What kind of ideas do you back?
Who are you looking for?
Who are you looking for?
What does D1 cover?
What does D1 cover?
Do I need a company already?
Do I need a company already?
What does D1 get in return?
What does D1 get in return?
How fast do you decide?
How fast do you decide?
How involved will you be?
How involved will you be?
What should I send first?
What should I send first?
Got an idea worth trying?
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