// log — 4 entries
the log
What I tried, where it broke, what clicked. Published rough, published anyway.
i-built-it-four-times-and-shut-it-down.mdx May 5, 2026
I built it four times and shut it down
TallyCare was the most important thing I've ever tried to build. It was also the thing that taught me the difference between a real customer and a polite one.
the-pivot-building-for-myself.mdx May 5, 2026
The pivot: building for myself
After shutting down TallyCare, I turned the problem around. The person with the most pain wasn't the staff. It was me.
building-thebookingapp.mdx May 4, 2026
I built a booking app because I was annoyed
A client's third-party widget kept breaking. I wondered how much of it I could build myself. The answer changed what I thought was possible.
how-i-became-a-person-who-builds-things.mdx Apr 23, 2026
How I became a person who builds things
Ten years of banking. A $250,000 quote. A closed notebook. And the tools that finally changed the math.