Why everyone uses that POS (and why I built another one anyway)
Loyverse, Square, Oracle Micros and Infrasys, compared honestly by someone who closes the till at midnight. What each is genuinely good at, where it quietly drives you crazy, and the gap KinDee was built to fill.
Everyone Is a Designer Now. Good. Now Let's Talk About Doing It Well.
AI gave every restaurant a designer, a photographer and an analyst overnight. A love letter to the new superpower — with one honest complaint about the missing five minutes of attention.
What running our own restaurant taught us about building software
We write POS software and we stand behind a counter using it. Six lessons from being our own angriest customer — on rush hour, staff turnover, and why nobody reads the screen.
Why Lao text looks broken on your website
Lao script has no spaces between words — and most of the web assumes every language does. Field notes on fonts, line-breaking and clipped tone marks, with the actual fixes.
How to choose a web developer in Laos — 10 questions that reveal everything
Almost none of them are about technology. You're testing for ownership, honesty and staying power — the three things that decide whether your developer still answers messages in a year.
From paper notebook to booking system: reservations done right
In defense of the notebook — and the four failure signs that mean it's full. What a booking system actually fixes, what it doesn't, and how to migrate without burning the notebook on day one.
How much does a website cost in Laos? Real numbers for 2026
Quotes in Vientiane range from $150 to $15,000 for what sounds like the same thing. Here's what actually drives the price, what you get at each level, and the hidden costs nobody mentions.
Choosing a POS system for your restaurant in Vientiane — what actually matters
We run food businesses in Vientiane and we build POS software. Most POS comparisons are written by people who have never closed a till at midnight. This one isn't.
Your customers are on Facebook. So why do you still need a website in Laos?
Facebook built Lao commerce, and it's still where your customers are. But there are four situations where a page can't help you — and they happen to be the moments that decide whether you grow.
We tried to build a POS that survives Lao internet outages. Here's what happened.
The honest engineering story: what we built offline-first, why it wasn't ready for the shop floor, and the operator's decision to ship reliability instead of a clever feature that wedged on a Friday.
Custom software vs off-the-shelf: an honest guide for Southeast Asian SMEs
Sometimes a spreadsheet is the right answer. Sometimes a $30/month SaaS is. And sometimes custom software pays for itself in a season. How to tell which one you are — in an afternoon.