About Me
Hey, I'm Jon Brown. I'm an AI-native product builder. I turn emerging technology into useful products, reliable workflows, and ideas people can understand.
My work sits between product thinking, software engineering, and applied AI. I like taking an unclear idea, finding the part that matters, and building the smallest version that is genuinely useful.
What I Do
I build complete products, not isolated demos. That means thinking through the workflow, interface, architecture, edge cases, and all the unglamorous details that determine whether something remains useful after the first five minutes.
Projects like openResume and BananaCanvas AI reflect the kind of work I enjoy: combining AI capabilities with thoughtful product design to support real, ongoing creative work.
I also research new tools and working methods in public. I write about AI agents, Skills, MCP, workflow automation, and autonomous research to separate durable ideas from short-lived hype. Writing helps me test my understanding; building reveals where the ideas break.
How I Think About Building
Build for Real Use
A convincing demo is only the beginning. I care about what happens on the second visit: whether the workflow still makes sense, the output can be edited, and the product remains dependable when the happy path ends.
Make AI Reliable
Models are probabilistic; products cannot be careless. I use structured inputs, clear constraints, human review, and deterministic systems around AI so uncertainty becomes manageable instead of surprising.
My Toolkit
I'm currently exploring better ways for people to work with AI agents, creative tools, and local-first software. The best place to understand my work is through the things I build and the notes I publish along the way.