Story
From live wiresto live code.
Brad ran his own business as a licensed master electrician for nine years, from 2015 to 2024.
He moved into tech and still works hands-on in UI and backend. In June 2022 he founded XDRIP Digital Management LLC.
After an early partnership fell apart, he rebuilt the company and brought on partners Jim Carney, Floriano Righetti and Liam Hill.
Mission
What I’m building.
With my team, building the security, ownership and creator tools this industry is missing.
From the trade
What wiring taught me.
01
Do it to code the first time.
Wiring taught me that shortcuts show up later, usually at the worst time. Software is the same.
02
No single point of failure.
In a panel or in a wallet, one weak spot can take everything down. Build so one mistake is not the end.
03
Rebuild with people you trust.
XDRIP's first partnership didn't hold. The company became real when I rebuilt it with partners I trust.
Timeline
How it came together.
2015 to 2024
Ran his own business as a licensed master electrician
June 2022
Founded XDRIP Digital Management LLC
After 2022
An early partnership ends; Brad rebuilds XDRIP and brings on new partners
Close to two years
Builds XECHO, now in invite-only beta
Today
Leads XDRIP, builds and hosts The Drip Report
Roles
- Founder/CEO, XDRIP Digital Management LLC
- Co-Founder/Co-Owner, XECHO Decentralized Streaming
- Co-Founder/Co-Owner, XColdPro
Brad Messier founded XDRIP Digital Management LLC in 2022 and built it from a one-man idea into a company with partners, products and a team behind them. Before tech, he spent nine years running his own business as a licensed master electrician. He still works hands-on in UI and backend, and he's a co-founder and co-owner of XECHO Decentralized Streaming and XColdPro. With his team, he's building the security, ownership and creator tools this industry is missing. Girl dad, Colorado Springs.
Client work is delivered with my team.
For the company, visit xdrip.io (opens in a new tab).
Hands-on
Skills
- Languages
- TypeScript
- JavaScript
- Solidity
- Python
- PHP
- SQL (Postgres)
- PowerShell
- HTML and CSS
- Frameworks
- Next.js
- React
- React Native and Expo
- Tailwind CSS
- Three.js
- Express
- Hono
- FastAPI
- Web3
- BNB Smart Chain
- wagmi
- viem
- ethers
- OpenZeppelin
- Hardhat
- Foundry
- Platforms
- Supabase
- Vercel
- Railway
- Docker
- Stripe
- Square
- Resend
- GitHub Actions
- Testing
- Vitest
- Playwright