diff --git a/lib/src/commands/init.dart b/lib/src/commands/init.dart
index 856b0eb0..fe1024b5 100644
--- a/lib/src/commands/init.dart
+++ b/lib/src/commands/init.dart
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ class InitCommand extends Command {
         "${Icon.CHECKMARK} Successfully initialized Angel project. Now running pub get...");
     _pen();
     await _pubGet(projectDir);
+    await _preBuild(projectDir);
     var secret = rs.randomAlphaNumeric(32);
     print('Generated new JWT secret: $secret');
     await _key.changeSecret(
@@ -59,8 +60,8 @@ class InitCommand extends Command {
         projectDir.absolute.path
       ]);
 
-      git.stdout.transform(UTF8.decoder).listen(stdout.write);
-      git.stderr.transform(UTF8.decoder).listen(stderr.write);
+      stdout.addStream(git.stdout);
+      stderr.addStream(git.stderr);
 
       if (await git.exitCode != 0) {
         throw new Exception("Could not clone repo.");
@@ -78,11 +79,24 @@ class InitCommand extends Command {
     }
   }
 
+  _preBuild(Directory projectDir) async {
+    // Run build
+    var build = await Process.start(Platform.executable, ['tool/build.dart'],
+        workingDirectory: projectDir.absolute.path);
+
+    stdout.addStream(build.stdout);
+    stderr.addStream(build.stderr);
+
+    var buildCode = await build.exitCode;
+
+    if (buildCode != 0) throw new Exception('Failed to pre-build resources.');
+  }
+
   _pubGet(Directory projectDir) async {
     var pub = await Process.start("pub", ["get"],
         workingDirectory: projectDir.absolute.path);
-    pub.stdout.pipe(stdout);
-    pub.stderr.pipe(stderr);
+    stdout.addStream(pub.stdout);
+    stderr.addStream(pub.stderr);
     var code = await pub.exitCode;
     print("Pub process exited with code $code");
   }
diff --git a/lib/src/commands/service.dart b/lib/src/commands/service.dart
index 02e50107..c550a58e 100644
--- a/lib/src/commands/service.dart
+++ b/lib/src/commands/service.dart
@@ -36,12 +36,12 @@ class ServiceCommand extends Command {
 
     if (type == MONGO) {
       serviceSource = _generateMongoService(name);
-      await _generateMemoryModel(name);
     } else if (type == MONGO_TYPED) {
       serviceSource = _generateMongoTypedService(name);
       await _generateMongoModel(name);
     } else if (type == MEMORY) {
       serviceSource = _generateMemoryService(name);
+      await _generateMemoryModel(name);
     } else if (type == CUSTOM) {
       serviceSource = _generateCustomService(name);
     } else if (type == TRESTLE) {
@@ -113,28 +113,23 @@ library angel.models.$lower;
 
 import 'dart:convert';
 import 'package:angel_framework/angel_framework.dart';
+import 'package:source_gen/generators/json_serializable.dart';
 
-class $name extends MemoryModel {
-  String name, desc;
+part '$lower.g.dart';
+
+@JsonSerializable()
+class $name extends MemoryModel with _\$${name}SerializerMixin {
+  @JsonKey('name')
+  String name;
+  
+  @JsonKey('desc')
+  String desc;
+
+  factory $name.fromJson(Map json) => _\$${name}fromJson(json);
 
   $name({String id, this.name, this.desc}) {
     this.id = id;
   }
-
-  factory $name.fromJson(String json) => new $name.fromMap(JSON.decode(json));
-
-  factory $name.fromMap(Map data) => new $name(
-      id: data['id'],
-      name: data['name'],
-      desc: data['desc']);
-
-  Map toJson() {
-    return {
-      'id': id,
-      'name': name,
-      'desc': desc
-    };
-  }
 }
     '''
         .trim());
@@ -169,28 +164,23 @@ library angel.models.$lower;
 
 import 'dart:convert';
 import 'package:angel_mongo/model.dart';
+import 'package:source_gen/generators/json_serializable.dart';
 
-class $name extends Model {
-  String name, desc;
+part '$lower.g.dart';
+
+@JsonSerializable()
+class $name extends Model with _\$${name}SerializerMixin {
+  @JsonKey('name')
+  String name;
+  
+  @JsonKey('desc')
+  String desc;
+
+  factory $name.fromJson(Map json) => _\$${name}fromJson(json);
 
   $name({String id, this.name, this.desc}) {
     this.id = id;
   }
-
-  factory $name.fromJson(String json) => new $name.fromMap(JSON.decode(json));
-
-  factory $name.fromMap(Map data) => new $name(
-      id: data['id'],
-      name: data['name'],
-      desc: data['desc']);
-
-  Map toJson() {
-    return {
-      'id': id,
-      'name': name,
-      'desc': desc
-    };
-  }
 }
     '''
         .trim());
@@ -202,14 +192,24 @@ class $name extends Model {
     return '''
 import 'package:angel_framework/angel_framework.dart';
 import 'package:angel_mongo/angel_mongo.dart';
+import 'package:angel_validate/angel_validate.dart';
 import 'package:mongo_dart/mongo_dart.dart';
 
+final Validator ${lower}Schema = new Validator({
+  'name*': [isString, isNotEmpty],
+  'desc*': [isString, isNotEmpty]
+});
+
 configureServer(Db db) {
   return (Angel app) async {
     app.use('/api/${lower}s', new ${name}Service(db.collection('${lower}s')));
 
     HookedService service = app.service('api/${lower}s');
     app.container.singleton(service.inner);
+
+    service
+      ..beforeCreate.listen(validateEvent(${lower}Schema))
+      ..beforeUpdate.listen(validateEvent(${lower}Schema));
   };
 }
 
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ main() async {
 
   setUp(() async {
     app = await createServer();
-    client = await connectTo(app;
+    client = await connectTo(app);
   });
 
   tearDown(() async {
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index 80f82d27..cac7195c 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: angel_cli
-version: 1.0.0-dev+15
+version: 1.0.0-dev+16
 description: Command-line tools for the Angel framework.
 environment:
   sdk: ">=1.19.0"