Ideas & notes
Notes on building small software for independent coffee shops
Practical writing on analytics, automation, and AI, aimed at owners who don't have a technical team of their own.
January 12, 2026 · 5 min readWhat I'd build for a coffee shop, if I walked in tomorrow
Before touching any code, here's the first dashboard I'd build for an independent coffee shop, and the question I'd ask after.
January 19, 2026 · 4 min readHow can AI actually help a coffee shop?
Not with a chatbot. With quieter, more specific things: forecasting, pattern-spotting, and automating the busywork nobody enjoys.
January 26, 2026 · 4 min readWhat belongs on a coffee shop sales dashboard
A practical breakdown of the numbers worth looking at every morning, and the ones that are usually just noise.
February 2, 2026 · 5 min readA simpler way to think about coffee shop inventory forecasting
You don't need a supply chain platform. You need last year's numbers, this month's trend, and a simple weekly estimate.