Section 01
FOUNDRY FOR UNCONVENTIONAL
KNOWLEDGE AND TECHNOLOGY
Section 02
We build things.
Then we build more things.
Some ideas arrive fully formed — blueprinted, scoped, and ready for a mise en place. Others show up at midnight with half a concept and strong opinions. We feed both.
.techKitchen™ is a living lab. Part incubator, part knowledge collective, part experiment in what happens when you stop waiting for permission to invent things. We share what we're building, what we're learning, and what blew up in our faces so you don't have to repeat the mistake.
AI isn't a trend we're watching. It's the stove we're cooking on.
Section 03
Three doors. One kitchen.
For the Curious
Follow along
Read the dispatches. Watch the projects take shape. No commitment required — just an appetite for what's possible.
For the Serious
Subscribe to the lab
Get inside access to projects in progress, knowledge drops as they happen, and tools we're building before they're finished.
For the Audacious
Become a patron
We're looking for one or two deep-pocketed partners who want more than a front-row seat. Patrons fund the adventure and share in what we invent. If that's you, you'll know.
What's Cooking
Projects in the kitchen
The Kitchen AI
ActiveAI-powered recipe & meal planning for healthier eating.
app.thekitchen.ai
No5 Writer
ActiveAI editorial coaching & writing studio for fiction, nonfiction, and screenwriting.
no5writer.ai
NiceCortex
Early AccessIntelligent workspace with coordinated AI agents that learn your business.
nicecortex.ai
DeepSee
ActiveAI-powered brand intelligence platform with strategic playbook delivery.
deepsee.makemorecreative.com
DuckSmith
ActiveRaise your flock, defend Featherhollow, and evolve through AI-driven gameplay.
ducksmith.ai
FitNut.ai
ActiveYour AI personal trainer — custom plans, real-time coaching, real results.
fitnut.ai
Plan
ActiveAI-generated marketing strategy with competitive analysis and 12-month calendar.
plan.makemorecreative.com
Export
ActiveThe BrandJitsu™ course for taking your brand into international markets.
export.makemorecreative.com
RebelRebel Podcast
ActiveConversations with creative rebels, entrepreneurs, and changemakers.
rebelrebelpodcast.com
PodDojo
Early AccessWhite-label podcast platform with AI content tools and guest management.
poddojo.com
Section 04
Who's in the kitchen
Some families vacation together. We build companies.
Founder / Technical Lead
Keegan Dargie
Full-stack developer who makes genuinely hard things look unreasonably easy. Keegan is the reason the ideas don't just live on whiteboards — he's the one who turns "what if we built a thing that does this" into a thing that does that, on time, and looking sharp.
Currently cooking: The infrastructure that holds all of this together.
Founder / Creative Director
Michael Dargie
Brand strategist, author, actor, creative polymath, and the guy who thought putting AI in a kitchen was a perfectly reasonable metaphor. Michael has spent 20+ years helping businesses figure out who they are and why anyone should care — and now he's pointed all of that energy at what's next. He wrote the book on brand strategy. Literally.
Currently cooking: Mad Scientist Club-level projects.
Explorer in Residence
Kierin Dargie
New to code, old hand at adventure. Kierin builds native mobile experiences that connect people to how they move through the world — travel, exploration, the moments that make a life interesting. He approaches technology the way he approaches everything else: go somewhere nobody's been yet and figure it out from there.
Currently cooking: Mobile apps for people who'd rather be outside.
Operations & Systems
Bettina Dargie
She used to have a spreadsheet for everything. Now she's cutting code and quietly planning world domination. Bettina brings the operational rigour that turns good ideas into repeatable systems — the kind of person who makes sure the kitchen actually runs while everyone else is arguing about the menu.
Currently cooking: The systems that scale what we invent.
Four Dargies. One kitchen. No supervision.