James Verlander

Founder at Scrap Labs, a small software studio in Detroit. I build and run six projects I use myself:

• poketdev.com - flat-rate unlimited dev work: one monthly fee, one active request at a time, no hourly billing.
• pastagi.com - practical AI/LLM engineering: guides with real numbers and honest tool reviews.
• extrahustles.com - side hustles torn down receipts-first: what a gig actually pays after fees.
• firenomics.com - FIRE math that survives contact with reality: savings rate, sequence risk, withdrawal rates.
• durablepicks.com - BIFL product reviews written after 2 years of use, not 2 days.
• hackedself.com - biohacking with effect sizes and n=1 caveats, not hype.

Slow is smooth. I write about what actually worked, and what quietly didn't.