Nick Bryant, aka Chubigans
15 years · software engineer · web, games, robotics
Contact: nick@metatransformer.com
Hard problems
Ethos
- I solve the hard problems nobody else can solve, nobody else wants to solve.
- I follow the Hackers & Painters philosophy. Code as art.
Give me the greenfield
What I am looking for
- Give me the massive insane project that, if it worked, would change the game.
- I need big projects and green fields to thrive.
- Fan of open source, abstraction, and taking on massive projects.
Software engineer
Profile
- 15 years of experience
- Web, games, robotics
- Python, TypeScript
What it added up to
Outcomes
- Cofounded a 9-figure company
- Early stage exits
- Angel investor in 50+ startups
Shipped games
Games
- Valenfeld — solo dev, in development
- Blind Magus — shipped, free on itch.io
- Lower Worlds: Awakening — coming soon
Agent fleet
How I work now
- I run 15+ simultaneous agents
- I hold 3 Claude / Codex 20× Max plans
- Orchestration, review and landing are the job
Founded and cofounded
Ventures
- Cofounded searchfundventures.co and smbinvestornetwork.com
- Ran marketing, development, product and investing
- Founded Arcanium, a 7-figure agency
Inside other companies
Operator roles
- awarded.ai — early engineer, interim CTO
- vn.ai — cofounder, Head of R&D
What pulls me in
Fascinations
- Procedural generation, simulation, algorithms
- The intersection of AI, art, business and programming
- Robotics
Before the startups
Origins
- Robotics lab as an undergrad, then NASA robotics
- First place senior project, 2012 — an AI robotic chess set with a crane arm
- Undergraduate researcher in common sense reasoning and classical AI
- Headed for an AI PhD; left for startups instead
- First exit by age 24
What I bring
Skills
- Creative
- Startup
- Strategy
- Leadership
- CRACKED dev skills
The traditional way
Recruiting
- Looking to get recruited the traditional way.
- I don’t apply to job applications.