Mitchell “Sk1er” Katz
Founder, builder, and operator shipping software to millions since 2014.
I started writing Minecraft mods as a teenager, turned that into Sk1er LLC, and scaled it into Essential, reaching millions of players before exiting. Now exploring what’s next.
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Journey
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Selected Work
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Essential
PlatformA comprehensive Minecraft platform with social features, cosmetics, and free multiplayer world hosting, serving as the successor to the Sk1er mod ecosystem.
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Sk1er.club
WebThe central hub for Sk1er mods, providing downloads, documentation, and web-based tools like Hypixel player stats lookups.
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Patcher
Performance · QoLA Forge mod that fixes over 40 vanilla Minecraft bugs, improves performance, and adds numerous quality-of-life enhancements.
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LevelHead
QoL · HypixelDisplays Hypixel Network statistics (Level, Kills, etc.) above player heads, in chat, and in the tab list.