What I build and why: a short note from Will McCants

Most software studio websites read like marketing brochures. This is meant to be something different. A short personal letter from Will McCants, the founder and only full-time member of WildTech Development, about what this studio exists to do, who I serve best, and what to expect if you decide to work with me.

What this is

WildTech Development is a one-person software and hardware studio in Charleston, South Carolina. I built it because I wanted to do the work I think is worth doing on the terms I think it should be done on. Owner-operated. End to end. Honest scoping. Real engineering, not theater. No subscription traps. No surveillance. No deliverables that exist to justify the next phase of an engagement.

I take on a small number of client projects each year. Apps for the App Store, web platforms, integrations, and occasional custom hardware. I also build proprietary products under the WildTech umbrella: Spirits of Charleston, Spirits of Savannah, EZ Fuse Tester, We The People: Your Rights, the church platform Churchd, and the precision climate monitoring product Viking Sensors. Some of those make money. Some are free and exist because I thought they should exist. That is by design.

Who I serve best

The clients who get the most out of WildTech tend to share three things. They have a real problem they want to solve, not just a desire to "do something with AI" or "build an app." They want to work directly with the person doing the work, not through three layers of agency project management. And they value the discipline of small, honest, well-built things over the bigger-faster-louder approach.

Concretely: a metrology firm that needs a custom monitoring stack. A small congregation that wants a community platform that does not surveil its members. A trade business that needs an iOS app for a specific operational job and does not want to pay a SaaS company a subscription forever. A solo founder with an app idea who wants it built right and shipped to the App Store. A hardware project that needs both the device and the software around it. These are the engagements where I do my best work, and they are also the engagements that pay the bills.

What working with me actually looks like

The first call is free and lasts about thirty minutes. We talk about what you are trying to build and whether I am the right person to build it. If we both agree it is a fit, we move into a paid discovery phase where I produce a written scope and a fixed price or a clearly bounded estimate. The discovery phase usually takes a week. After that, build, ship, and ongoing support, in that order.

There are no account managers. There is no portal you have to log into. There is no team that turns over halfway through. You text me. I answer. That is the contract.

Why I am writing this

A lot of my prospective clients come to wildtechdev.com after a Google search for "Will McCants Charleston" or some variation of that. They want to know who they are about to email before they hit send. This note is for them. The longer biographical story is on the founder page. The structured FAQ is on the FAQ page. The case studies are on the work page. But this is the short personal version, so you can decide whether to keep reading.

If you have a project you have been turning over and you want to talk it through with someone who is going to be honest about whether it is worth building, the contact form is the right next step. If you would rather email directly, info@wildtechdev.com goes straight to me.

Will McCants Founder, WildTech Development Charleston, SC