Zachary Chester · Operator / builder
I’m Zach. I turn messy product ideas into working software, then help decide what ships next.
MemberPortShopify purchases → Discord access
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Every idea that crosses this bench ends one of four ways: kill it, refine it, pilot it, or productize it. Two made it all the way to the exit column. The rest of the book is open and running — that's what the ledger below is for.
the receipt prints once. everything on it is real.
| ID | Artifact | Surface | Status | Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXP-007 | MemberPort | Shopify → Discord access | Founding pilot | private waitlist ↗ |
| EXP-004 | Riftstorm.gg | Deck building / gaming | Live | riftstorm.gg ↗ |
| EXP-005 | SalesOp AI | AI sales operations | Live | live SaaS |
| EXP-001 | CartFlow | Cart conversion | Pilot | private pilot |
| EXP-002 | Custom Accounts | Membership accounts | Pilot | private pilot |
| EXP-006 | Shopify MCP | AI ↔ store context | Pilot | private pilot |
| EXP-003 | Phantom Node | USD/JPY quant desk | In build | private |
| EXP-008 | RP Journal | Structured journal — ██████ | In build | internal build |
| XIT-001 | Zero-Value Inc | SaaS — $30K MRR in 60 days | Sold | exit 2019 |
| XIT-002 | Expand Your Roots | Supplements — #1 in Canada | Exited | Mutant exclusive |
Agencies have client opportunities they cannot productize. SaaS teams have ideas stuck behind engineering priorities. Operators know where the workflow breaks. I frame the problem, build a focused surface, test the signal, and hand back a next-step decision.