Why I Built ZipBuild

The Problem I Kept Seeing

Every week, I'd see the same story play out: a developer would start building with AI tools, make incredible progress for a few days, then hit a wall they couldn't climb.

The quick wins felt amazing. "I built a landing page in an hour!" But then:

Security was bolted on as an afterthought

Documentation never happened

The codebase became unexplainable

Technical debt accumulated from day one

The products all looked the same — generic, AI-generated, forgettable.

What I Wanted to Exist

I wanted a system that:

**Embraced AI assistance** but added structure

**Enforced quality** without bureaucracy

**Created documentation** that actually persisted

**Produced distinctive products** — not AI slop

So I built it.

The Core Insight

The problem isn't AI. AI is incredibly powerful. The problem is chaos.

When you're building with AI, you need:

Clear phases (planning, building, auditing)

Quality gates that block, not suggest

Documentation that survives between sessions

Red-team reviews before you commit to decisions

ZipBuild provides all of this.

The Result

Five products built. Different industries. Same methodology. All production-ready, all audited, all with documentation you can actually use.

Real products take 2-4 weeks, not 5 minutes. But those weeks should be structured, guided, and result in something you can actually ship.

That's what ZipBuild delivers.