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Bickford Technologies

Small software.
Big relief.

We build products that answer the one question you actually have, in minutes, on your own. Is our AI ready for the examiner? Can I afford this? Who remembers Grandpa's first car?

Find your answer → For insurers and lenders ▶ Watch the 90-second intro
For insurers and lenders

"Can we prove how our AI made that decision?"

The bickford Evidence Pack shows exactly what you can hand an examiner today, and what to fix first.

Get the Evidence Pack $750 For your money

"Can I actually afford this?"

Can I Buy It? knows your paychecks and bills, and gives you a straight yes or no before you spend.

Join the waitlist Coming soon For a birthday, a send-off, a pet

"What do I give someone who has everything?"

Sayso Reel turns a two-minute voice interview into a short animated video about them, directed by you.

Make one tonight from $4.99 For family and friends

"Who remembers?"

A daily trivia game about your own people: your family's history, or your college years.

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Bickford Technologies in 90 seconds.

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For insurers and lenders

Walk into your AI exam with proof, not promises.

Regulators now expect insurers to show how their AI makes decisions about people. The evidence is usually scattered across vendors, logs and inboxes. The Evidence Pack pulls it into one report an examiner can actually read.

  • 🎯
    Know where you stand todayA readiness score and a pass / partial / gap verdict on 24 checks.
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    Fix the right things firstRisk-ranked findings and a 30-day plan sized to your team's time.
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    Prove nothing was changedEvery decision record in a tamper-evident ledger you can verify yourself.
  1. 15-minute intake
  2. Upload one decision log
  3. Pack ready in minutes
Start your $750 Evidence Pack → See a sample report ▶ Watch the 1-minute demo

Mapped to the NAIC Model Bulletin (PA Notice 2024-04), ISO/IEC 42001, the NIST AI RMF and the EU AI Act. No personal data needed. Generated by software; not legal advice. Refund on request. What an examiner may ask → · Verify the ledger yourself: open-source, MIT → · Run it on your own machine, your logs never leave it ($750 30-day licence, free sample) → · One-line ledger installs →

$750one AI workflow
bickford Evidence PackWorkflow: claims triage
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Readiness score: 68 / 10024 checks · 14 pass · 4 partial · 6 gaps
  • Decision ID and timestamp on every record Pass
  • Model name and version recorded Pass
  • Human review rule followed Partial
  • Override reasons captured Gap
  • Vendor due diligence on file Gap
NAIC BulletinISO/IEC 42001NIST AI RMFEU AI Act
ledger.jsonl · sha256 chain verified ✓

Illustration of the report layout. See the real sample →

For your money Coming soon

Stop doing math at the checkout.

Can I Buy It? keeps your paychecks and bills in one place, sets aside what's due before payday, and tells you what's actually safe to spend. Eyeing $180 running shoes? Ask, and get a straight answer.

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    One number you can trustWhat's safe to spend until your next payday, and about how much a day.
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    A yes or no in secondsType the price. See what you'd have left after bills are covered.
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    Bills handled firstAnything due before payday is set aside before you spend a dollar.
  1. Add paychecks and bills once
  2. See what's safe to spend
  3. Ask "Can I buy it?"
Use it in your browser → ▶ Watch the 1-minute demo Join the iPhone waitlist

In your browser today: 7-day free trial, then $39.99 a year or $4.99 a week, card via Stripe. The iPhone app is in review with Apple.

Can I Buy It? home screen showing $412 safe to spend until payday Can I Buy It? answering Yes, safely for $180 running shoes
For the people you celebrate

A video about them, made from what you say.

Answer a few questions out loud about the birthday girl, the retiring coworker, the dog who runs the house. An AI director turns your answers into a short animated video with their name on it and "Directed by you" at the end. Ready the same evening.

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    Two minutes of talkingNo typing, no templates. Say what you'd say in a toast.
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    One star, every shotThe same character carries through the whole video, with their name composited in, never misspelled.
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    Pay per videoA Short is $4.99, a Story is $9.99. No subscription.
  1. Pick the occasion
  2. Answer the director
  3. Get your video
Get Sayso Reel on the App Store → Make one in your browser ▶ Watch the 1-minute demo

iPhone or browser, 18+. $4.99 for one scene, $9.99 for a three-scene story. Stylized characters only; no real faces. Videos are generated by AI from your answers, so each one is a surprise. Support · Privacy

For family and friends

Trivia where your people are the answer.

One question every morning at 6am about the people you share a history with. Answer first, then see the story behind it and who remembered. A tiny daily ritual that gets everyone talking.

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Bickford Family TriviaFree · iPhone

Your family's history, one question a day.

Your first pet, the trip everyone remembers, the car you grew up in. Stuck on what to ask? Jot down a few memories and the app turns them into questions.

Download Family Trivia free ▶ Watch the demo

Already in a group? Play in your browser →

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Bickford College TriviaFree · iPhone

Keep the group chat alive, one question a day.

A private game for your college friends about your shared history. Type your answer first, then see the real answer, the story and the leaderboard.

Download College Trivia free ▶ Watch the demo

Already in a group? Play in your browser →

Screens are illustrations with example questions.

Derek Bickford, founder of Bickford Technologies

Derek Bickford

Founder, Bickford Technologies

Based in
Philadelphia, PA
Background
15 years in enterprise software · Drexel LeBow '06
Say hello
bickfordd@gmail.com
About us

One founder. Five products. Zero sales calls.

Bickford Technologies is Derek Bickford's software company in Philadelphia. After 15 years in enterprise software, Derek builds every product himself, from the first line of code to the App Store.

Every product is designed so you can buy it, use it on your own, and get your answer the same day.

Our ruleIf a product needs a meeting to work, it isn't done yet.

What's your question?

Pick one. You'll have your answer in minutes.

Start your $750 Evidence Pack → Make a Sayso Reel video Join the Can I Buy It? waitlist Play the trivia apps free