Patrick John Kelly

Builder and technical founder. CTO at Kindly, a family care platform backed by Simple Ventures. Previously founded Frontly (20K+ MAU, still powering real businesses today) and co-founded DropCommerce (300K+ Shopify merchants, $3M+ revenue, bootstrapped, exited to co-founder). Self-taught. Currently researching context engineering: how to systematically improve the knowledge AI agents work with.

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  • Curator

    Context retrieval system for AI agents. Figures out what knowledge an agent needs for a given task and injects it before the agent starts working. 58% cost reduction, 0 file reads, single-turn completion in benchmarks across marketing and clinical domains.

  • AI-native rapid authoring tool for instructional designers. Built adaptive learning paths with agentic AI routing, personalized content, and designer-in-the-loop controls. Pilot program launched late 2025.

  • Human approval layer for AI automations. API-in, review UI, API-out - worked with any JSON payload. First paid user in 30 days. Make.com asked us to build a native module. Launched Nov 2024.

  • Frontly

    AI app builder, launched weeks after ChatGPT (Dec 2022). One of the first platforms for AI-generated applications, well before Lovable, Bolt, or "vibe coding." 20K+ MAU, $600K in sales, #1 Product of the Day on Product Hunt. Still live, still powering real businesses.

  • Bootstrapped marketplace connecting Shopify merchants with US/Canadian suppliers. 300,000+ merchants, $3M+ revenue, no venture funding. Built the team to 10. Exited to co-founder, 2026.

  • Formattr

    Bulk AI actions on CSV files with structured outputs. Upload a spreadsheet, define your AI operation, get clean results. Side project, launched Nov 2024.

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