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danielferguson/README.md
Dan Ferg — builder, strategist and optimist. Technology for problems that actually matter.

G'day, I'm Dan 👋

I'm a product consultant, founder and software builder based in Melbourne, Australia.

I help founders and mission-led teams turn hard product, operational and community problems into useful software, traction and a clearer route to market. My work sits between strategy, customers and implementation—close enough to delivery that the advice has to survive contact with reality.

What I'm working on

  • Communiti Labs — as CEO and co-founder, I'm building responsible AI and engagement tools that help practitioners turn community contributions into traceable evidence, insight and better decisions.
  • Product and software consulting — focused diagnostics, validation and build sprints, and ongoing advisory across product, traction, go-to-market and technical delivery.
  • Helping Group — the digital-first charity I founded after Australia's Black Summer bushfires, creating practical services that help communities respond, connect and recover.
  • WP Flame — a self-hosted performance flight recorder for WordPress, currently being developed with design partners.
  • AutoFarm — an unreleased Rust and Bevy farming game about learning work by hand, then earning the freedom to automate it.

Selected proof of work

Outcome Work behind it
2.5M+ community contributions analysed Communiti Labs
$10M+ in new business supported by a bespoke CRM Consulting and systems delivery
1,500+ searchable cattle records Murray Grey Association Australia
5,000+ emergency beds registered in Helping Homes' first week Helping Group

How I work

Direct, evidence-led and close to delivery. I care about responsible technology, honest product claims and finding the smallest useful move that creates real progress.

Most of my work is built with PHP, TypeScript, Python and Go. Lately, Rust has been teaching me how much fun it is to be a beginner again.

Find me elsewhere

Portfolio · Selected projects · Writing · Consulting · LinkedIn · Email

Technology is my weapon of choice for affecting change in the world around us.

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  1. helpinghomes.com.au helpinghomes.com.au Public archive

    An open service to connect those that need emergency housing, with the people who can provide it.

    PHP 1

  2. bullseye bullseye Public

    Bullseye is a mobile application to replace the paper-based system for recording ABA outdoor and indoor archery rounds.

    TypeScript

  3. useguardian.app useguardian.app Public

    A privacy-first cross-platform contact-tracing application, automating near-immediate results and helping to prevent further COVID-19 outbreaks.

    PHP

  4. matesmotivate.com matesmotivate.com Public

    Take the next step in finding your motivation and completing your goals.

    PHP

  5. innovative-land-index innovative-land-index Public archive

    A proof of concept of how a holistic data-driven approach could be used to make better future planning decisions for land zoning.

    Python 1