Kalzumeus Software

Kalzumeus Software

My name is Patrick McKenzie.  Once upon a time, I was an engineer.  I had an idea for some software.  Programming it was pretty easy.  Marketing it was not, but I really enjoyed the new challenge.  At some point over the years, I graduated from being an engineer to running a software business.  I’ve been blogging regularly since 2006 — check out my greatest hits for a curated list of the best stuff I’ve produced, or read this if you want the brief overview.

Kalzumeus Software is named after a dragon in a long-forgotten RPG campaign.  It’s so hard to find available .com domain names these days, I swear.  If you have a charge on your credit card from KALZ SOFTWR and you don’t remember it, perhaps you or someone in the organization bought one of my training courses for software companies?  Send me an email at patrick@kalzumeus.com and I will take care of you personally.

I used to do occasional consulting for select clients, but have spun that business down. Feel free to send me an email at patrick@kalzumeus.com for just about any reason.  I love talking to other small businesses at any time, for any reason: please, drop me an email.  I respond to almost all of them, time permitting.  Nothing makes me happier than helping people out.  See the Standing Invitation for details.

These days I’m working at Stripe on Atlas. Opinions expressed on this blog are my own.

Bingo Card Creator

Bingo Card Creator makes bingo cards.  Many teachers and parents use it to review vocabulary with their students in a fun, non-competitive atmosphere.

Bingo Card Creator was my first software business, and I use it as the laboratory for new ideas in SEO, marketing, and testing.  It even spun off its own Rails A/B testing framework.  Since inception, I have published a variety of statistics about Bingo Card Creator, including its monthly revenue.

Appointment Reminder

Appointment Reminder automatically sends out phone calls, SMS messages, and emails to remind customers of your professional services business about their upcoming appointments.  We take care of all the hardware and software for you, so if you can see this webpage, you already have everything you need to start using it.  Try it free for 30 days.

Since launching in December 2010, Appointment Reminder has saved our clients tens of thousands of dollars in lost revenue caused by canceled appointments, and delivered thousands of reminders.  Our clients are ecstatic about how easy it is and how much time and money it saves them.  Business-wise, our main challenge going forward is getting it into the hands of more clients.