A production-oriented rebuild of josephjilovec.com as a multi-page personal brand and venture studio built for GitHub → Vercel deployment.

• Next.js 16.2.12 (Active LTS at build time)
• React 19.2
• TypeScript
• App Router + Server Components by default
• Focused client components for navigation and interactive portfolio systems
• Native Next.js route handlers for contact requests
• Resend REST API for server-side email delivery
• No client-side secrets

• / — founder-led digital headquarters
• /ventures — filterable venture universe
• /ventures/[slug] — individual project files with stage disclosure
• /founder — founder blueprint and interactive timeline
• /studio — studio operating model
• /technology — systems, AI advisory, and prototype portfolio
• /creative — DJ Hotwax and creative identity
• /writing — selected Medium writing
• /contact — single opportunity-routing contact hub

• My Healthy Aura
• Swift Deal Solutions
• DJ Hotwax
• Vanta Helix
• CannaCore Seeds, with JJ Stash as its editorial/publication layer
• Snark Logic
• Alder & Meridian
• United American Future
• World Forward Foundation
• Givewise Insights

The portfolio spans five working disciplines: Technology, Commerce, Civic, Behavioral, and Creative.

npm install
npm run dev

Open http://localhost:3000.

npm run typecheck
npm run build
npm run check:links
npm start

Copy .env.example to .env.local for local mail testing. Configure the same values in Vercel Project Settings → Environment Variables.

RESEND_API_KEY=re_xxxxxxxxx
CONTACT_TO_EMAIL=you@example.com
CONTACT_FROM_EMAIL=Joseph Jilovec Venture Studio <website@your-verified-domain.com>

CONTACT_FROM_EMAIL must use a sender/domain verified with Resend. The submitter's email is sent as Reply-To, not as an unverified From address.

If these values are absent, the website still builds and all pages work; contact forms return a clear “mail delivery is not configured” message instead of pretending delivery succeeded.

The repository root is this folder; package.json is directly at root.

git init
git branch -M main
git remote add origin <YOUR_REPOSITORY_URL>
git add .
git commit -m "Launch Joseph Jilovec venture studio"
git push -u origin main

In Vercel:

• Import the GitHub repository
• Framework: Next.js
• Root Directory: ./
• Build command: default (next build)
• Output: default
• Add the environment variables above
• Deploy
• Connect josephjilovec.com in Vercel Domains

The parent site intentionally distinguishes:

• operating history
• active brand
• concept designed
• prototype / concept experience
• civic initiative
• creative project

Future product specifications, organizational claims, consulting outcomes, or illustrative performance models on standalone project sites are not repeated here as independently verified achievements unless explicitly supported.

The included project art is original SVG placeholder/brand artwork generated for this repository. Replace it with approved screenshots, product renders, album artwork, or new project photography as final assets become available. See docs/PROJECT_ASSET_MAP.md.

• docs/BRAND_SYSTEM.md
• docs/WEBSITE_ARCHITECTURE.md
• docs/CONTENT_MODEL.md
• docs/DEPLOYMENT.md
• docs/PROJECT_ASSET_MAP.md
• docs/TESTING_REPORT.md