FOUNDER
David Hagen
Founder, Apollo Iridium
David builds practical systems where software, operations, and disciplined follow-through meet. Apollo Iridium is his vehicle for focused products and selected client work that can be delivered responsibly.
Most of what gets sold as "AI transformation" is a subscription you didn't need and a dashboard nobody opens. David's work starts from the other end: what do you actually do all week, and which parts of it deserve a system?
David's professional background is in enterprise IT leadership, where the hard part is rarely just the technology. It is translating between business needs, technical limits, day-to-day realities, and leadership expectations — then turning scattered work into systems people can actually follow.
The answer is usually smaller than the pitch — a private agent on hardware you own, a workflow that drafts so you can approve, documentation that survives the person who wrote it. That restraint is the product.
Apollo Accountability, live on the App Store, is the public proof point: a deliberately small iPhone app built around one real accountability partner, local-first storage, and no tracking. The same approach runs through every project.
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WORKING PRINCIPLES
What every build has to answer
01
Local-first where possible
Private data and working context stay close to the person using the system unless there is a clear reason to move them.
02
You approve what matters
Automation can speed up drafts, routing, and review. External action still deserves a deliberate human handoff.
03
Client-owned stays client-owned
Accounts, credentials, and hardware remain your property. Apollo Iridium builds on top of what you own — it does not take them over.
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