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By the Editors · TCBB Creative Agency

Ham Lake, Nov. 8 —

TCBB Creative Agency was founded in 2026 with one operating principle: if I would not use it myself, it should not ship. Everything else — the tech stack, the client roster, the product roadmap — follows from that.

The studio operates across two fronts. The first is client work: practical AI tools and agents, websites with the words included, and the occasional app built for businesses that want something more than what a template can offer. Client work at TCBB begins with discovery, presents design in high fidelity before code is written, and ends with real documentation — not a handshake and a zip file.

The second front is products the studio built and still runs: Trove, which turns big-moment photos into a narrated Trail; PeoplePractice Co., a platform for HR consultants; SpAIces; RMAN, an AI companion on Google Play; House Vision AI, live at Jacobs Construction; Smart Gallery; and the social media tools behind the studio’s own posts. They double as proof: if he can ship these, he can build what a small business needs.

The studio is based in Ham Lake, Minnesota. It is small by design. That is not a limitation — it is the point. The work that comes out of this studio is made by people who will be accountable for it long after the invoice is paid. That accountability changes what gets built and how.

Founder — Section E

AJ — Indie Developer, Creative Director

The studio is founded and led by AJ, an independent developer and creative director with a background in Android development, web design, and AI-powered product builds. Every client project and every app carries the same personal investment.

“Craft is not a differentiator here. It is the baseline.”
— TCBB Creative Agency

Operating Model — Two Fronts

Client Work and App Studio: Two Bets on the Same Principle

Client engagements fund the time to build the studio’s own products. The studio’s own products prove the studio’s standards to future clients. Both sides of the business are governed by the same rule: nothing ships until it’s right.

See client work, Page A-1 →

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§ E — Studio at a Glance

Apps in Development

Custom Web App Live for a Client

2026

Year Founded

Templates Used. Ever.

§ E — The Values

Craft Over Volume

The studio takes on fewer projects to do each one better. There is no pipeline to fill, no utilization rate to hit. Every engagement gets the full attention of the people who will be accountable for it. The result is work that does not require a disclaimer.

Privacy by Default

User data is not a revenue stream at TCBB. Contact data in RMAN stays on-device. Client data does not leave secure channels. The studio’s position is simple: if you would not want your data treated a certain way, do not treat users that way either.

Ship When It’s Ready

There is no artificial release calendar at the studio. Nothing ships to hit a date; things ship when they are ready. This is not a slow process — it is a deliberate one. The difference between the two is whether the product actually works when the user opens it.

No Assembly Line

Client work at TCBB is not routed through a project manager to a designer to a developer to a QA team. One studio. One person ultimately accountable for every decision. This is not a staffing constraint — it is a quality guarantee.

Discovery Before Code

Every client engagement begins with a structured discovery process. Goals are defined. Constraints are understood. Design is presented in high fidelity before any production code is written. Clients report fewer revision rounds and more predictable timelines.

Build and Learn

The app studio exists because building things personally keeps client work honest. A developer who builds their own products from scratch knows what good architecture actually costs, what corners feel cheap to cut, and what the user feels when a design is wrong. Both businesses make each other better.

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