I’m Michael Pinkowski.
I build big-company tools for small customers.
A career leading teams, now one person vibecoding with AI in Seattle. For years I ended meetings with Go — take action; Be — the real you; Strong — fearless, tenacious, durable. These projects are me still walking that talk.
It is just me, and that is the good news: report a bug and the person who fixes it answers you. No ticket lost in a system somewhere.
Now
Oct 8, 2026
I love being 68 (and a little bit drunk). I am sitting with a bunch of 30 somethings at a hotel bar and they think they have heat somer "personal bests" and I am trying to show them the bigger picture. Yes! that was awesome but you are less than halfway there.
Pink Cow
IEP goals, observations and parent consent for special-education teachers. My wife and son both teach special ed — that is why it is first.
$3.75–$7.50 / mo — one cup of coffee.
pinkcow.app
GigDisco
A daily nudge and a cadence for your job search — a hand at the back through the silent months. Built for my son.
Free to try; $9–$29 once, not a subscription.
gigdisco.com
Palimap
The map your city never had: parcels, zoning and floods for small cities without GIS. First up: McComb, Mississippi.
Fixed-fee from $2,500 + hosting.
palimap.com
SOPbox
SOPs and checklists in a browser sidebar for the people who do the work, with AI help to write them.
Free for one; $10 / user / mo for teams.
sopbox.io
TwoFriends
A small Raspberry Pi device to help friends and family stay in touch. Not software, on purpose.
No price — it does not exist yet.
twofriends.net
GoBeStrong
The umbrella: one dashboard watching costs, uptime and errors across everything here. You are looking at it.
this site
gobestrong.com
Every card: one plain sentence, an honest stage, a real price. Click through for the longer story; each page links out to the product’s own site.
Go. Be. STRONG.
Worked with me once? You are already a member of the Michael Pinkowski Alumni Association — dues are zero, and the only benefit is that I would be glad to hear from you.