HEY, I'M RYAN GATCHEL

I build startups, make weird things
on the internet, and vlog it all.

Indie Developer | Content Creator

Ryan Gatchel

Ryan IRL ☕

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I talk about building, breaking, and fixing stuff online.

Latest Blog

Why I built a budget app

2025-07-19

I built a budget app and make it available for everyone

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How I build

These are the skills and tools I use to build

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HTML

CSS

Javascript

Bootstrap

Back-End

PHP

Python

MySQL

General Development

Apache

SSLs

APIs

AI Development

App Development

No Code

WordPress

Wix

Zapier

Drupal

Current Active Projects

FROG

IN

A

JAR

🛠 In Progress

desktop app

Interactive desktop app that allows

you to have a couple

of hat wearing frogs. 🐸

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Frog In A Jar

NICHE

REPORT

🟢 Live

micro saas

Micro SaaS to validate niche

markets.

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Niche Report

SURVEY

PLUGIN

🛠 In Progress

open source

An open-source survey plugin for

WordPress sites.

checkout past projects
Survey Plugin

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