Portfolio

Code, words, and other experiments

My name is Sam, and I'm just a wordcel living in the shape rotators' world, learning to build things that work. Below are recent projects and writing from my coding journey.

Currently building Malan.chat
Previously at Fractal AI Accelerator

Recent Work

What I've shipped

A few projects from my coding journey, each teaching me something new about building for the web.

Malan Chat

AI-powered full-immersion learning for 63 languages.

TypeScriptNext.jsTailwindOpenAI APIGemini APIVercel

Start Speaking

Pitch Perfect

An AI-powered pitching platform where one misstep yields a deadly roast. First place winner at the December 2025 Columbia Iterate Hackathon.

TypeScriptNext.jsTailwindOpenAI APIElevenLabs APIDeepgram API

Pitch!

Cell Weaver

A terminal console-themed version of Conway's Game of Life with a twist.

TypeScriptNext.jsTailwindCSS

Play Cell Weaver

Love Arbitrage

Kalshi for relationships. First place winner at the February 2026 Columbia Iterate Hackathon.

TypeScriptViteClaude APIDeepgram APITelegram API

Liquidate Romance

Flexbox Layout Sandbox

Play with Flexbox layout properties.

TypeScriptNext.jsTailwindCSS

Learn Flexbox

Pet Rock Simulator

Keep a pet rock without any of the hassle.

JavascriptThree.js

Make A New Friend

Recent Writing

Latest thoughts

June 28, 2025

The Real Math Blues

The numbers were scary!

6 min read

June 21, 2025

How To Get To The Bakery

On what we take for granted

6 min read

June 7, 2025

"Be annoying"

How I learned to stop worrying and ask for help

4 min read