Work on your business,
not in it.

You've got a business to run. I build micro apps, websites, and automations that fit how you actually work and give you your hours back.

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How it works

Simple, fast, no surprises

Most projects start with a free call and a fixed quote within a week.

01

Free 30-min call

We talk through your business and where the time is going. No pitch. If a $30-a-month tool off the shelf already solves it, I'll tell you.

02

Fixed scope, fixed price

I spec the smallest tool that fixes the problem and quote it flat. You know the price and the delivery date before any work starts.

03

Built, delivered, yours

You get a working tool your team actually uses, with training included. No subscriptions to me, no hourly meter.

Services

The right-sized tool for the job

Most businesses don't need big software. They need a few small tools that fit how they already work.

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Micro Apps & Custom Tools

A small app that does exactly what your business needs: quote builders, intake forms, calculators, dashboards, booking tools. Scoped to the problem, built fast, and yours to keep.

Fixed price per tool · Scoped on the free call

Websites & Custom CMS

A fast, professional website with a content manager built around how you update things. Change your own photos, pricing, and hours. No platform fees, no fighting a page builder.

Flat project pricing · CMS included

Advisory & Automation

Not sure what to build first? I'll review your operations, find where the time is leaking, and map out the tools worth building. AI included where it actually helps.

AI Readiness Review · $750 flat
Work

Tools you can actually click

Live demos, not screenshots. Everything here is a real tool built for a real business, with the client's info swapped out so you can poke around.

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Live

Owner-Friendly CMS

A content manager like the one I built for a pet grooming studio. In the demo, you run a fictional lawn company: edit services, hours, and reviews and watch the site update as you type.

Open the demo → Live

AI Readiness Check

A two-minute scored assessment that tailors its results to your industry. The kind of interactive tool I build for service businesses. Try it yourself.

Take the 2-minute check → Live

Contractor Quote Builder

Line-item quotes with labor and materials, totals that do their own math, and a clean printable quote. Ready to send from a phone before you leave the driveway.

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Who I work with

Built for small business owners

I work with entrepreneurs and operators in the Denver Front Range who want practical results, not presentations.

Trades & Construction HVAC, plumbing, electrical, general contractors
Small Business Owners Retailers, service businesses, solo operators and growing teams
Healthcare & Professional Services Clinics, consultants, and field service businesses
10+
Hours saved per week
$0
Monthly fees · you own it

I build the smallest tool that fixes the problem, and it integrates with what you already use. No rip-and-replace, no subscriptions.

About

David Donnell

Digital Advisor

David Donnell, Digital Advisor, in the Colorado Front Range foothills

I spent eight years designing enterprise software for construction and field operations teams at companies like Trimble, where the tools either fit how people work or they don't get used. I know what good technology looks like from the inside, and I know what it looks like when it misses.

Most business owners I talk to aren't looking for AI. They're looking for fewer headaches. I start by understanding the real pain points in your day-to-day: what's repetitive, what's falling through the cracks, what takes three people when it should take one. Then I build the smallest tool that fixes it.

I've been in Denver since 2008 and I work almost exclusively with local businesses. I'd rather help a Front Range contractor free up ten hours a week than pitch remotely to clients I'll never meet.

What I do
Product Design Claude Co-work Setup Buzz AI Setup Custom CMS Development AI Workflow Automation Website Design & Development AI Readiness Assessment Process Optimization

Ready to get your hours back?

Book a free 30-minute call. Tell me what's eating your time, and we'll figure out whether a small tool can fix it, and exactly what it would cost.

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No pressure. No pitch deck. Just a real conversation.