Hey 👋, I'm Michel Billard (pronounced me-shell bee-yar).
I'm a father of two. I play video games and board games. I like thinking about and building digital products.
I've had a longish career in web development (15 years) that I'm trying to pivot into a product manager/owner career. I'm currently unemployed (as of June 2024) and working on a couple of small projects. I'm hoping that one of them takes off.
I'll be sharing updates here a couple of times a month if all goes well, but please follow the projects that interest you directly.
Most recent posts
Current projects
- I'm working on producing something related to personal finances.
- Whole Brain Gaming: a newsletter about puzzle and mystery video games.
Past projects
- Last April 1st, I tricked a bunch of redditors with a fake .exe domain announcement.
- A few years ago, I made Better Calendars a tiny website with alternative calendars.
- A few years ago, I wrote a rough app in Svelte to help figure out what to buy in a Kickstarter about Iron Clays.
- A long time ago, I wrote a somewhat popular post about Reddit's algorithm (Reddit discussion).
- Even longer ago, I wrote an app to brute-force a puzzle in Fez.