merton labs is basically my brain, but less distracted.

tools should be fast, local-first where possible, no tracking, no dark patterns. if something needs to phone home, it should be obvious why and you should be able to opt out.

we build things because they're useful, not because there's a market opportunity. if other people find them useful too, that's a bonus.

the best software is the software you forget is running. it just works, gets out of the way, and doesn't ask for your attention unless something is actually wrong.

build and run products – like stereaux, a premium apple music client for android automotive. we ship real things to real people.

research weird stuff – voice stacks, on-device ai, automotive platform quirks. if it's obscure and technical, we're probably interested.

occasional consulting – we sometimes help other teams with infrastructure design, mobile development, or ai integration. but only if it's interesting.

merton labs started as a name for side projects that outgrew being side projects. the kind of thing where you build something for yourself, realize it's actually useful, and then spend way too much time making it good.

it's named after a street, not a person. no deep meaning, just a name that felt right.

the first real project was voice assistant stuff for smart homes. then came car software. now it's whatever seems interesting and useful at the time.

we're not trying to build a unicorn or take over the world. just making good software and occasionally writing about the weird things we learn along the way.