I built data systems for over a decade, most recently as a senior data engineer at TheScore / ESPN Bet. After that chapter, I started using 1% Better as a place to keep moving: learn LLMs, ship simple apps quickly, and turn ideas into real product reps instead of waiting for perfect conditions.

`1% Better.dev` is where that current season shows up most clearly: learning, funding, and shipping. `1% Better.poker` is the more specialized direction I still intend to grow into when time and resources allow.

The original domain came from a poker product idea. That part of the story is still there, but it is not the main thing I want this page to communicate right now. The poker apps are early. The more honest story is that I am building small, fast, useful things while I create runway for the next chapter.

That is also why the funding page exists. It is not startup theater. It is a practical way to keep learning, keep deploying, and keep the momentum alive while I look for a job or a more durable revenue path.