Inventions
The pattern behind the portfolio.
Most founders build one product. Rick builds the underlying platform, then invents half a dozen companies on top of it — across industries that have nothing in common except that nobody else connected them.
The Pattern
Build the platform. Invent the uses.
Most founders build one product. Rick builds the underlying platform, then invents half a dozen companies on top of it — across industries that have nothing in common except that nobody else connected them. This pattern has repeated for 35 years.
1998 — 2000
SGI + Discreet + Alias Wavefront integrations
- Intellistations.com — IBM national e-commerce
- Sunstorm Deer Hunter 3D animation workflow
- WSI Multimedia — TV, film, broadcast integrations
2000 — 2018
Video Game Industry / Arcade Technology
- DreamAuthentics — world's first custom PC multi-game arcade
- Tornado Spinner — #1 retro arcade spinner worldwide
- NVIDIA Shield Arcade / Shield+ — custom joysticks + buttons
- XBOX + PlayStation controller + arcade cabinet integration
- Game On esports — 80-station Indiana esports facility (2017)
- Harry Potter Wall Art — Warner Bros. licensed web-to-print
- Video Games Live on-stage interactive competitions
2020 — Present
Jolt Video Live realtime video platform
- iRecord LiveView — secure law-enforcement interviews
- HopeVideo — education realtime conferencing
- JVL Meetings — enterprise virtual meetings
- Neurotrack — esports reaction-time API
- Esports World Records Live — record verification
2024 — Present
NVIDIA AI/ML + Quantum stack (NVIDIA Developer)
- PrecognitionOS — 11-layer AI governance OS
- Helix Swarm Fabric — decentralized AI compute
- SkillDNA — cognitive profiling protocol
- ~18 Invention Disclosure Reports, 100+ repos in 6 months
“I never have worked a day in my life.”— Rick