I build tools that remove manual work from your workday.

I've spent the last decade buried in business data: spreadsheets, CRMs, reports. Now I build tools that automate it.

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From two days a monthto five minutes.

zérosaisie reads any SAQ invoice, applies the right accounting treatment, cross-checks the figures, and outputs data ready to paste straight into the books. Built for a Quebec wine agency.


Services

What I Do.

Strategy, execution, and custom software, depending on what the problem actually calls for.

Real tools, built for specific problems.

Over the past few years I've learned to build and ship production-ready web apps and AI tools — the kind smaller businesses need when off-the-shelf software almost fits but never quite does. AI agent platforms, invoice-automation tools, workflow automations, apps built around one specific problem from the ground up. The starting point is always the problem, never the technology.

Techstack I reach for: React, Next.js, Python, Supabase, n8n and the Claude API, deployed on Vercel.


Work

Some of the problems I've solved.

Accelerating Agency's Content Creation Machine
AI AgentsContent CreationWeb AppsVibe Coding

Accelerating Agency's Content Creation Machine

In this story an agency needed to solve two problems: show that it's ahead of the AI curve and at the same time turbocharge its content creation.

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Modernizing a Legacy Brand
Brand StrategyWebsiteCopywritingSocial MediaLead Generation

Modernizing a Legacy Brand

This is the story of how an incredibly talented photographer needed a brand refresh to land more business in the mid 2020's.

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Solving a New Product Line's Go-To-Market Challenges
Go-To-MarketCold CallsLead GenerationMarket Research

Solving a New Product Line's Go-To-Market Challenges

When an internal team only sees roadblocks and obstacles after the launch of a new product line, an external agent is needed to bring in some new insights.

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Building an Online Photo Portfolio that Doesn't Suck
Web AppsVibe Coding

Building an Online Photo Portfolio that Doesn't Suck

My wife wanted to have an online photo memory book but also hates Instagram. How could we solve this?

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Hey, I'm Stefano.

Stefano Lodi
Stefano Lodi
Stefano Lodi
Stefano Lodi

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10+Years in marketing
15+Clients worldwide
4Apps shipped
6Languages spoken

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Got a problem you think software could solve — or just not sure where to start? That's what the call is for. No pitch, no agenda, just an honest 30-minute conversation about your business and whether I can actually help. And if I can't, I'll tell you that too.