Kenny Kandola

I create things I want to see in the world, mainly in the form of web apps. I dabble in writing, music, and tennis.My current project is Outvizor, which I started (more info below).I also own and operate a Shopify app that I bought.I enjoy cafés, working out and lifting weights, good food (love asian and pizza), learning, non-fiction books, interesting ideas, conversation and podcasts, and putting my f**king phone away.I like to have a plan but usually don't know what I'm going to do next. Sometimes by design, sometimes by pure laziness.I believe we advance by focusing on better problems, your internal scorecard is ultimately what matters as long as you aren't hurting others, being present is supremely important, focusing on root cause solutions, via negativa, and that everyone has a unique genius and essence to them as well as a life task to discover and develop.I realize that last sentence was full of grammatical errors but you know what the fk I mean.

Get In Touch

I'm based in Chicago. If you'd like to meet up and chat, just click the link below or email me at [email protected].

Skills

  • Frameworks: Ruby on Rails, Stimulus, Hotwire

  • Languages: Ruby, JavaScript, SQL, HTML, CSS, Python (limited)

  • APIs: Stripe, Square, Google Maps, Mapbox

  • Other (Tech): System Design, OOP, Testing (Rails), Tailwind, Firebase, AI Co-Piloting (Cursor), Docker, Linux, HTTP, Squarespace, Webflow, Shopify, Liquid

  • Other (Non-Tech): Investment Research, Research, Risk, Writing, Excel

Projects

All of my projects use Ruby on Rails. I try to build things I would be a user of and pay money for, usually because of a problem I faced or a desire for something specific that existing products didn't quite have.

Outvizor

Outvizor helps you manage your IRL community, create events, and earn money along the way. Like Substack, but for IRL event creators.

VibeTrack

VibeTrack is a scheduling tool designed for people that either prefer or need to meet in person. I came up with the concept as I prefer in-person meetings, and didn't see a scheduling tool that made it easy to meet with others in-person while permitting audio and video calls.

SnackDial

SnackDial is software for snack business owners (e.g. smoothies, yogurt, granola, etc...). I initially started building SnackDial for myself as I wanted to launch a yogurt company. As my skills grew while building the platform, I decided to focus my attention on it, until it became a robust solution that handles all the nuances of running and growing a non-restaurant food business.

Locations So Super

This is a Shopify, Rails + React app that I acquired in 2024 and currently own and operate. It's a store locator app - it helps merchants with multiple stores get their locations found by customers. It's highly customizable and offers premium features in this niche. The most significant improvement I've made so far is adding in internationalization (support for multiple languages).

Sauna.chat

Sauna.chat was a personal project of mine, meant to help you connect with people you know over better questions. It's a database of curated questions, prompts, and games. It also had features (mini-games) that helped you connect with other people over the higher quality content.

Writing

I occasionally write articles about my own life, philosophy and psychology, and business ideas on Medium. Click the icons below to witness my brilliant writing on my Substack page. For older articles check the Medium icon link.

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