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What ships, what breaks, what changes. One operator, public by default.
subscribe via rss01 May 2026
Less glamorous, more important. Spent the last two weeks on the part of CraftyAlpha that nobody sees.
read more22 Apr 2026
Adding three to the portfolio this month. Different shelves, same operating model.
read more05 Apr 2026·goldzilla
Gold is having a moment again. The problem with most ways to own it: ETFs feel abstract, physical gold is a hassle, and the "buy a fractional bar through a regulated vault" products bury you in a 14-step KYC.
read more12 Mar 2026·tradelatch
Big shipping week on the finance shelf.
read more22 Feb 2026·squad-quests
The group chat is full of "we should do X" that never becomes X. Squad Quests is a tiny app that turns those threads into structured, completable quests with a shared XP bar.
read more02 Feb 2026·cloudzilla
Cloud bills are written for the people who built the bill, not the people who pay it. Cloudzilla translates.
read more14 Jan 2026·sparkquote
If you''re a tradesperson, the gap between a site visit and a sent quote is where deals die. The customer cools off. You forget the ladder length. The job goes to whoever was fastest.
read more08 Dec 2025·counterly
Counterly shipped its first paying tier this week. The pitch is unglamorous and that''s the point: you''ve fallen behind on your bookkeeping, HMRC is sending letters, and you need a tool that helps you catch up without judging you.
read more15 Nov 2025
Most of the things I''ve wanted to build over the years didn''t fit inside a single product. Different audiences, different revenue models, different reasons for existing — but a shared pattern underneath: small, opinionated software made by an operator who actually uses it.
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