# JD Conley

> Hi, I'm JD. I can help you build software people want. I've been doing it for 20+ years. I am a YCombinator alum, startup advisor, fractional CTO, and investor.

## Pages

- [How This Is Built - JD Conley](https://jdconley.com/how-this-is-built.html.md): Build logs, plans, and transcript-driven development notes for jdconley-site.
- [Product-oriented Engineering Leader - JD Conley](https://jdconley.com/index.html.md): Hi, I'm JD. I can help you build software people want. I've been doing it for 20+ years. I am a YCombinator alum, startup advisor, fractional CTO, and investor.

## Key Information

- Current Role: Head of Engineering at AfterHour, the social copy trading platform where 200,000+ investors and traders share real, verified positions — no fake screenshots, no anonymous tips.
- Email: jd.conley@gmail.com
- Twitter: @wackie
- Phone: +1.530.494.9447
- Location: 3079 Harrison Ave., Suite B, South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150

### Projects

- AfterHour: Social copy trading platform | 200K+ investors, $400M+ AUM | Head of Engineering
- Brava: Complex kitchen IoT device | Scaled to Series C through exit | VP and Head of Engineering
- RealCrowd: Direct Real Estate Investing | YCombinator 2013 | Cofounder and CTO
- Disney Gnome Village: Analytics driven development | Ported from Flash to mobile quickly | Principal Engineer @ Disney
- Youtopia: Game engine development | Realtime world sharing with friends | CTO @ Hive7
- Knighthood: Pioneered SSD for databases | Scaled to millions of users | CTO @ Hive7
- SoapBox Platform: Clients, servers, and SDK's | US DoD approved secure messaging | Cofounder @ Coversant

## Optional

- [Full content version](https://jdconley.com/llms-full.txt): All page content expanded inline in a single file
- [Build logs manifest](https://jdconley.com/how-this-is-built/logs/index.json): JSON index of AI build log entries
- [Sitemap](https://jdconley.com/sitemap.xml): XML sitemap of all public pages