Building and Advising.
jsdf, LLC is operated by Jason Shah
My name is Jason Shah. I am mixing my time between building products and evaluating companies to acquire.
I spent 14 years as the CTO of Mediafly, an enterprise sales SaaS, as we grew from 9 to 250 employees, and led a team of 100 product, engineering, designers, and contractors there.
We conducted 8 acquisitions during my time, and I was intimately involved in many parts of the acquisition cycle.
I've also helped my wife acquire three healthcare practices with real estate over the same time.
I am a Chicago-area native, and live in Lakeview with my wife and two kids.
If you want to reach me, please feel free to contact me, or put time on my calendar!
My thesis
Over 2024, I've realized that the scale of impact that LLMs will have is going to dramatically alter the way products and companies are built. What used to take 20 people will now take less than a handful. As a result, the value of technology companies will increasingly be defined by distribution or data advantages, not technology advantages.
My investment focus is as follows:
- That is generating $750K-2M in seller discretionary earnings (SDE) or net income
- Which has a team of employees or contractors in place across key positions
- That needs strong technical, customer, and/or marketing leadership to achieve the next level of success
- Where the owner is seeking to transition management of the business
Products and explorations
My collection of products and businesses. Some are revenue-generating, others are nothing more than a landing page. Ordered loosely on the date of launch x importance to me.
DentalPDF. Convert Dentrix PDF reports to CSV, Excel, or Google Sheets, and don't let Dentrix hold your data hostage.
Vocab Word Study. Learning challenging English words is, well, challenging. Vocab Word Study is an iPhone and iPad app that helps you master advanced English words in just a few minutes a day! Learn the word, take a quiz, and write a sentence.
Worksheet Creator. Free, customized spelling worksheets. In seconds. Best for grades K-5 and intervention specialists. Currently free for teachers.
Spelling Test Buddy (Teacher Edition) helps students spell better, with online tests, practice and grading for spelling. In school and at home. Best for grades 3-12, ESL, and intervention specialists.
Extra Math Extra Math is an iOS app math worksheet creator that allows you to create unlimited, customized math worksheets from a single photo of a worksheet.
PracticeChecklists.com helps you get new dental team members productive faster. HR checklists, new hire onboarding checklists, daily operations checklists, 30/60/90 day plans, and more, for every role on your dental team.
MurphCounter.com is a Murph Challenge counter. The Murph Challenge is a workout that consists of a 1-mile run, 100 pull-ups, 200 push-ups, 300 squats, and 1-mile run. This counter helps you track your progress verbally while you're doing the workout.
MuniLeads is exploring data extraction and notifications based on state/local government RFPs, solicitations, contracts, and meeting minutes.
Dictionary.dental is your one-stop shop for understanding everything dental, from procedures to insurance, in plain English.
Spelling Test Buddy (Parent Edition) helps kids master spelling by simulating in-class tests. Upload the word list, and it sets up a test. The Buddy reads each word for your child to write down. Review answers post-test for improvement through repetition.
Spelling Test resources are a collection of resources that are focused on spelling and phonics. They are available for download at Teachers Pay Teachers. Included are Spelling Test Papers, and more are being developed.
ChicagoPoliceReport.com lets you easily order a copy of your police report from the Chicago Police Department.
Additional interesting sites
- A review of dictionary.dental.
- Forever Dental, the source of inspiration.
- Jason's personal website. Mostly older material.