What does Truman Chan build?

Honestly, any sort of build. He is proficient in agentic infrastructure, websites, self-hosted LLMs, digital marketing, community systems and incentive structures, and farming & gardening.

Where is Truman based?

Northern and Southern California.

How long has he been doing this?

Seven years in tech, and three-plus years operating independently.

How do I hire Truman?

Through Verdant Links, his company: visit verdantlinks.com or email hello@sctru.com.

Truman Chan

Builder · Northern & Southern California

Sometimes conversations shape the product, and sometimes products shape the conversation.

I build for both: some work starts with a conversation, some starts with something you can put in people's hands.

Seven years in tech. Today that means agentic infrastructure, websites, self-hosted LLMs, and the community systems around them.

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Selected work

Things I've built.

Market Fixtures Unlimited

Client Work · E-commerce + AI

Storefront and back office for a family-owned supermarket and restaurant equipment dealer: live inventory, dealer CRM and email campaigns, and an AI spec assistant over ~2,900 manufacturer spec sheets.

JIMA International

Client Work · Trade Association

Bilingual English / Chinese site for a jewelry trade association: member benefits, online join and renewal with dues payment, event RSVPs, and partner inquiries.

VAS Upholstery

Client Work · Demo build

Bilingual English / Spanish site for an upholstery atelier, with a browsable catalog of 1,456 supplier fabrics that shortlists straight into a consultation request.

Macro Dashboard

AI · Investment Research

Macro-economics and portfolio research: daily FRED, SEC EDGAR, and market data, plus a persona-based AI investment council over a knowledge base of shareholder letters.

Office of the Three Sisters

Community Systems

Coordination layer for a decolonial umbrella org — CoALA, HWSY, CDRR: Discord, landing pages, calendars, and RSVP.

Reino 44

Client Work · Restaurant

Mariscos and tequila bar in Fontana, CA: menu, reservations, events, online ordering, and a staff dashboard with an SMS waitlist.

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Verdant Links

Honestly, any sort of build.

Agentic infrastructure
Websites
Self-hosted LLMs
Digital marketing
Community systems & incentive structures
Farming & gardening

Client work runs through Verdant Links, my company.

Hire me through Verdant Links →hello@sctru.com

Also

Groundwork

Outside client work: a vegan kitchen in the Inland Empire, founding builder at the Office of the Three Sisters, and Ayni reciprocity tokens on Optimism.

And farming & gardening — the ground a lot of this grows from.

Fresh ingredients for vegan kitchen — Ingredients for the vegan kitchen

Three sisters polyculture — corn, beans, squash

Read Groundwork →

FAQ

Common questions

What does Truman Chan build?: Honestly, any sort of build. He is proficient in agentic infrastructure, websites, self-hosted LLMs, digital marketing, community systems and incentive structures, and farming & gardening.
Where is Truman based?: Northern and Southern California.
How long has he been doing this?: Seven years in tech, and three-plus years operating independently.
How do I hire Truman?: Through Verdant Links, his company: visit verdantlinks.com or email hello@sctru.com.

Let's build something real.

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