david russell
Operator notes · South Florida

Field notes from building small, useful companies.

I run a small portfolio — an AI front desk for dental practices, a voice-agent studio, a scam-warning directory — and I write down what actually works as I build it: real projects, honest lessons, mistakes included. Useful if you’re building something of your own, or want help with yours.

David Russell
David Russell · South Florida
$400K+/yr marketplace built & sold
4 ventures live today
AI phone agents answering real calls
A decade of marketing across industries

What I’m building.

A small portfolio, built to compound. Each one owns a real problem, and each one is where the writing comes from.

The field notes.

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Notes from real builds — what worked, what it cost in time and attention, and what I’d skip next time.

In the works
  • Voice AI for small business — where it helps, where it hurts
  • Anatomy of an AI front desk — what happens when the phone rings
  • One night, 33 illustrations — an AI image pipeline that doesn't drift

From the lab.

Experiments in what one person with AI tooling can ship. Less polished, more alive — and some of my favorite work.

About David.

David Russell

I’m David — a solo operator in South Florida. I grew a Wix site into a marketplace doing $400K+ a year, sold it, and spent a decade doing marketing across dozens of industries.

Now I build small, useful companies and write about the work: what compounds, what’s evergreen, and where I’m probably wrong. If marketing is your moat or your bottleneck, we should talk.

The longer version & how to work with me →

Build small. Own it.
Compound.

South Florida — 2026 · Built by hand. Reply to anything. Currently supporting GiveWell.