Compounding a portfolio of everyday internet properties.
ColdPress is an operating company building and holding 55 everyday-use internet properties — public-data dashboards, daily puzzles, free tools, and local-services networks — for the long term.
Portfolio
AirHistory tracks a decade of air quality data across US cities, showing pollution trends, AQI breakdowns, and whether conditions are improving or worsening over time.
Bank Health Ratings grades every FDIC-insured bank on financial stability using capital ratios, asset quality, and enforcement actions, all from public regulatory filings.
BridgeWatch grades 624,000+ US bridges A through F based on deck, superstructure, and substructure condition ratings from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory. Search by state, county, or route.
BroadbandGrade grades internet access at 33,000+ US ZIP codes A through F based on download speed, provider competition, fiber availability, and upload speed, all from FCC Broadband Data Collection filings.
CalcIntel offers 287 free online calculators across 12 categories, finance, health, math, construction, fitness, science, clean energy, AI technology, and more. Real formulas, instant results, expert explanations.
Per-forest and per-trail mountain-bike and e-bike legality profiles built from the USFS National Forest System Trails dataset — rideable trails, Class 1/2/3 e-bike designations, total mileage, and open seasons across all 110 national forests in 39 states, with a page for every one of 14,192 ridable trails.
CEO Pay Database makes executive compensation at S&P 500 companies searchable. Every company page shows a pay breakdown, compensation history, and a Pay-for-Performance Score grading whether CEO pay aligns with company results.
Documented heights, locations, access, and best season for 115 named U.S. waterfalls, compiled from USGS GNIS and federal land-manager records.
ChildcareCost shows childcare pricing for center-based and family-based care by age group across 3,200+ US counties. Includes a Childcare Burden Index measuring annual cost as a percentage of median household income.
CitySpend makes municipal budgets searchable. See spending breakdowns, compare cities, and find out where every tax dollar goes, all from Census of Governments data.
CollegeROI provides ROI analysis for every school and major combination. See what you'll owe versus what you'll earn, graded A through F, using Department of Education College Scorecard data.
Per-capita crime rates and A–F Safety Context Scores for 248 US cities and all 50 states, with 5-year trends and national-average comparisons — never raw counts. Built from FBI UCR / Crime Data Explorer data to inform rather than alarm.
Crop-by-crop and state-by-state US agriculture profiles — yields, harvested acreage, and production for the major field crops across all 50 states — drawn from the USDA Census of Agriculture and NASS surveys.
DrugPrice shows what prescription drugs actually cost, with price history, generic alternatives, and patient assistance programs. All from CMS and FDA public data.
EarningsDecoded translates S&P 500 earnings calls into plain English. Operator Signal Scores for every company, every quarter, built for founders and operators.
Energy profiles for all 50 states and DC: residential electricity prices, generation mix, renewable share, and utility data, with rankings and head-to-head comparisons — all sourced from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).
Live economic intelligence dashboard, 31 government indicators, 50+ stocks, mortgage rates, business calculators, and an economic calendar. All data from FRED, BLS, Treasury, BEA, and Yahoo Finance.
FloodRisk scores every US county on flood risk using FEMA disaster declarations and NFIP claims data. Each county receives a composite risk score (0-100, A-F) based on claims density, disaster frequency, and year-over-year trends.
FoodRecall tracks FDA and USDA food recalls in real-time. Search by brand, product, or UPC to check if something in your kitchen has been recalled.
Free Game Directory is a categorized library of free browser games — puzzles, score-attack, trivia, idle, geography — with editorial reviews, play guides, and a curated daily picks list. No signup walls, no downloads.
GoTreePros connects homeowners with licensed local tree-care crews for whole-tree removal, structural trimming, stump grinding, storm-emergency response, and written hazard assessments — across multiple US metros with city-specific permit guides.
H1BTracker shows which companies sponsor H-1B visas, what they pay, approval rates, and how offers compare to market rates. All from DOL disclosure data.
HexMerge is a hex-grid 2048 variant. Combine matching tiles on a hexagonal board to chase higher scores, with endless mode, share-friendly final boards, and a daily seeded board for streak players.
HomeProsHQ matches homeowners with vetted local pros across home-improvement categories — HVAC, electrical, plumbing, roofing, tree, and more — searchable by city and service. Sister hub to the city-and-trade lead-gen sites in the portfolio.
HospitalCosts compares what US hospitals charge for every procedure. Compare prices, quality ratings, and Value Scores across 5,000+ hospitals using CMS data.
ImmigrationData tracks USCIS processing times, approval rates, and backlogs for all visa types, countries, and field offices. Includes a Pipeline Score rating current processing health.
LakeGrade grades every monitored lake in Minnesota and Wisconsin A through F based on water clarity, phosphorus, and algae levels. Compare your lake to its neighbors.
LexSweep is a daily 5×5 word grid puzzle. Guess one row at a time — shared letters across columns hint at the rest. Wordle for crossword fans, with archive, strategy guides, and Wordle/Crosswordle/Squardle comparisons.
LobbySpend tracks corporate lobbying expenditures, showing who spends what influencing which legislation. All from Senate Office of Public Records disclosure data.
A first-person men’s-interest essay blog by Tim Adair — practical skills and judgment, reported firsthand.
MapDash is a daily geography game. A country is revealed clue by clue — geography, culture, history, economy — and you race to identify it in as few clues as possible. Daily streak tracking and an archive of past countries.
Minneapolis Heat Pump Pros covers cold-climate heat pump installation across the Twin Cities metro — sizing, rebates, symptom guides, neighborhood-by-neighborhood service, and a vetted installer directory. Permits and inspections handled in-house.
ModelTerms is a plain-English reference for AI and large language model terminology with definition-first prose, related-term cross-links, dated reviews, and a free multi-model tokenizer / cost calculator.
MoveScore grades ~500 US cities on a single composite livability score blending crime, water quality, air quality, school performance, municipal fiscal health, and hospital quality — all federal data, all per-capita, all comparable.
NonprofitTruth grades nonprofits on efficiency, CEO pay, and program spending using IRS Form 990 data. See where your donation actually goes.
NumGrid is a daily 5-digit number-logic puzzle. Each guess returns digit-match feedback — work backward through digit sums, parity, and primes to identify the day's number. Archive, strategy guides, and Numberle/Mastermind/Bulls-and-Cows comparisons.
OSHARecord makes every OSHA inspection, violation, and penalty searchable by employer. Check any company's workplace safety record before accepting a job.
Month-by-month crowd levels, weather, and daylight for 385 National Park System units, distilled into a best-time-to-visit score that surfaces the shoulder-season window for any park. Built from NPS visitor-use statistics and NOAA climate normals.
PatentCliff tracks patent expirations across industries. See upcoming patent cliffs, who owns key technologies, and when innovations enter the public domain.
PensionWatch grades public and private pension plans on funding status, investment returns, and benefit security. See if your retirement is at risk.
Population and demographic profiles for 4,200+ US cities, 3,200 counties, and every state — age, income, race, housing, and density — plus metro, ZIP-code, and school-district breakdowns, all from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey.
PuzzleDaily is a daily roundup hub for word, number, geography, and logic puzzles — play them all in one place, with strategy guides, archives, and comparisons against the big NYT-class games.
RecallCheck tracks every vehicle recall, safety complaint, and crash/fire report from NHTSA. Every vehicle receives a Safety Score (A-F) based on recall severity, complaint frequency, and safety trends.
RentIndex shows Fair Market Rent rates from HUD for 3,000+ US counties. Compare FMR rates, affordability, and rent burden across regions with 0-4 bedroom breakdowns.
SalaryTruth shows real salary data by role and city with percentile breakdowns and cost-of-living adjustments. Find out if your salary is fair using BLS data.
Massive resource for Product Operations teams at software companies, tools, templates, salary data, glossary, and benchmarks.
SchoolGrades rates K-12 schools on test scores, graduation rates, and spending, all from NCES data. Compare schools and districts with data, not rumors.
SheetCraft is a curated marketplace of premium Google Sheets templates for freelancers and small business owners, invoicing, budgeting, project management, and more.
TaxDollarData makes federal spending searchable by agency, contractor, and program. Track where tax dollars go using USASpending.gov data.
Interactive federal and 50-state tax calculators — paycheck, AGI, capital-gains, and self-employment — with side-by-side scenario comparison, so you can answer "what would my taxes be if…" before you move, marry, or change jobs.
The Cheeseburger Index tracks the cost of making a homemade cheeseburger using BLS retail ingredient prices, an informal economic indicator with regional granularity.
TradePay shows what skilled trades actually pay across 30 US metro areas using BLS OEWS data. 50 trades, percentile breakdowns, Trade Pay Scores (A-F), and cost-of-living adjustments.
TrialFinder translates ClinicalTrials.gov into plain English. Search by condition, see eligibility requirements, and find trials near you.
A structured wakesurf reference: spots by state with real best-season windows from temperature normals, boat and board comparisons, per-state rules, plus a glossary and guides.
WaterSafety grades every US water system A through F based on EPA violations, contaminant levels, and enforcement history. Check your water quality by zip code.