Kindling

The home for the products I want to exist and the work I want to keep doing.

I build thoughtful software for creative work, execution, and signal.

I want the work to feel clear, capable, and like somebody actually cared while making it.

Different products, same standard: strong interfaces, good systems, and enough taste that they do not feel generic five minutes after you open them.

Selected work

A few things I've been building.

This is the part that matters most. Kindling should show real work, not just say the right things about it.

Drawing app

Phantrace

An iPad drawing app for artists who care about feel, focus, and getting better through the work.

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AI task system

TaskJunky

A task manager built for AI agents, with shared state, continuity, and actual execution instead of chat history theater.

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QR platform

teag.me

Dynamic QR infrastructure that makes physical-to-digital traffic measurable without feeling like marketing software.

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Story

Kindling exists so the work has somewhere to live.

I did not want this to be a portfolio wrapper, an agency front, or some vague personal brand. I wanted a name for the work I am actually trying to keep building.

The name works because it is about beginnings with intent. You place kindling carefully. You shape what catches. You build enough heat for something bigger to hold.

That is what I want this to be: a place where good work can accumulate, get sharper over time, and start to look like a real body of work instead of a pile of unrelated projects.

Founder

I'm Michael Teagle.

I design and build software end to end, with most of my attention going to product shape, interface feel, and whether the thing actually holds up once people start using it.

I care about things being clear, fast, and useful. I also care whether they feel like they were made by someone with taste instead of pushed out by committee.

I'm open to the right full-time role and to selective consulting. Kindling is where I keep building either way.

This is the base camp, not the final summit.

I'm looking for the next project worth building, and I'm open to the right consulting work in the meantime. Kindling is where that next stretch of work begins.