Jake Chvatal
Now
I work at Improvin’, building a tool to help farmers manage their carbon impact in Stockholm, Sweden.
I’m learning how to design products, make plans, and take photos of friends.
Previously
I’m from Portland, Oregon, USA.
I’ve improved public bus systems at TRC, built AI infrastructure at Intel, and studied programming languages at Northeastern.
Making
- this website
- digital drum machine: PO-12
- various UI experiments
- a static site framework that renders itself
- linux (nixos) configuration framework
In the meantime, you can poke around recordings of some experiments on Twitter.
Writing
- Little languages
- Working relationships
- Sustainable businesses
- Device & clothing design
- Programming experiments
Published soon. Email me to read a draft!
Using
- Cursor (writing)
- Midori MD A5 (writing)
- Ricoh GR III (camera)
- Firefox (browsing)
- Are.na (inspiration)
- NTS Radio (music)
- iPhone 15 Pro (talking)
- EarPods (usb-c) (listening)
- Outlier cut one (shirt)
- Acronym P-30 (pants)
and other things that I don’t like or don’t use as often.
The tools you use don’t matter much, though; spend your time making things to use, valuing the people you love, eating good food, and making friends.