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Field notes from running three San Antonio Riverwalk bars and shipping 85+ production tools solo. Hospitality tech, Claude API patterns, bar-ops automation.

• May 5, 2026 · Hospitality Tech

  How I Built a Shift4 POS Alert System for My Bar in 2 Hours

  Why every Shift4 restaurant on the San Antonio Riverwalk should be getting real-time Telegram alerts when a tab clears $200 - and how I built it in a single session.

• Apr 18, 2026 · Build in Public

  Running 3 Bars and Shipping 85+ Tools Solo: My 2026 Stack

  The exact tools I use to operate Thirsty Aztec, Alamo Ice Bar, and Candy Shop while shipping production software solo. Claude API, DigitalOcean, Cloudflare, Twilio, and a Mac Mini M4.

• Mar 22, 2026 · Restaurant Tech

  Why Every Independent Restaurant Should Have a Telegram Bot

  I run 6 Telegram bots across my venues. They've replaced more daily coordination work than any SaaS we ever tried. Here's the pattern that works.