Why I Built builds.software — and What I’m Building Next
2 min readApr 30, 2025
Welcome to builds.software — the digital forge of Antonio Rodriguez Martinez. I just released v2+ of my personal website and I’m stoked!
This is not just a personal site. It’s a terminal window into a life of experimentation, resilience, design, and code.
Every pixel, repo, and line of text reflects years of hard-earned lessons — from startups to breakdowns, from poetry to product launches.
🧠 What You’ll Find
- Writing — Technical insights, philosophical explorations, and legacy documentation
- Projects — Software, hardware, and human systems built with care and curiosity
- The Stack — A living record of the tools and technologies I trust
- Principles — A public ledger of what I stand for, and why
🔍 Who I Am
- 🐺 Warrior(lol) of many roles: TPM, coder, mentor, dad, poet, craftsman
- 🪵 Builder of legacy projects like Strong Hands, Soft Heart
- 🛠️ Fixer of broken things — technical, emotional, and systemic
🌀 Why This Site Exists
Because social platforms aren’t enough. Because algorithms don’t deserve my best work. Because I needed one place to build in public, on my own terms.
🧭 Start exploring:
Site Built with Next.js, Tailwind, Cursor AI, and a lot of heart.
Quick-update: Just noticed this! Oh snap! lol
Desktop ✅ Mobile ✅
No layout shift. No delay. Just speed and intention.
— built for clarity, not clutter.
