Hi, I'm John Rake. I lead GorillaBot Labs.

We start by getting aligned on what is actually broken and what a first win looks like. When the direction needs proof, we prototype before a full build. Then we ship a scoped Launch version you can run the business on. If the fit is right, Orbit is the ongoing partnership: your dedicated technical day each week, clear updates, and someone who picks up context instead of starting from zero every month.

You work directly with me and the GorillaBot Labs team. I set technical direction, write the code, and document what we have so you are never in the dark. When business questions overlap with product decisions (pricing, positioning, what to build first), I can weigh in from years of working with small and mid-sized companies, not just from an engineering checklist.

I have launched products, inherited broken codebases, rebuilt them, and kept them running in production. Client work spans SaaS, mobile apps, internal ops tools, payments, and AI-powered workflows across industries. Representative engagements include FlipperForce (SaaS for real estate investors), Catalyst (NFC business cards with ongoing development), and long-running technical work with BetaBlox on applications that run day-to-day operations.

That range matters because your problem rarely fits a single framework or stack. You need someone who can choose the right approach, scope the smallest useful version, and execute without you becoming a part-time project manager for software that was supposed to take work off your plate.