Founder Perspective

I Didn't Go to Portugal for Work. That's Exactly Why It Made Me Better at My Job.

A full day tasting through the Douro Valley — and what quintas, Vinho Verde, and a port lodge in Vila Nova de Gaia taught me about the systems independent tasting rooms are missing.

From Platform to Partner: How My Pub Marketing Started — and Why It Changed

My Pub Marketing began in 2021 as a website platform for craft breweries. Here's how it evolved into an outsourced digital operations practice for tasting rooms and DTC wine businesses.

Vibe Coding: How I Used AI to Build a Mobile App — Until Compliance Broke the Flow

A firsthand account of building the My Head Chef mobile app using AI-assisted coding — and the moment app store compliance requirements forced a rethink of the entire architecture.