Writing

Operator essays — systems, unit economics and capital-efficient tooling, drawn from a decade of building. First published on LinkedIn; canonical versions live here.

November 20, 2025

The Inventory Cheat Code: A Simple Two-Warehouse Logic Inside the ERP That Saved 14% of Payroll Across 11 Locations

When we scaled our bar network one thing became obvious: growth doesn’t break sales — it breaks control.

November 19, 2025

Inside a Psychedelic Festival: A Case Study in Management Fundamentals and a $10 Unlimited-Team Stack

How I built the entire management system for the Outlandish music festival — easy scalable and usable by a massive team for just $10/month Over the last few years I’ve worked across different operating environments: b…

November 16, 2025

Shaken, Not Stirred: Why Direct Costing and Unit Economics Matter in Multi-Location Ops

When scaling our bar network, I treated each location as its own business unit with separate P&L and cash flow tracking. This is standard practice for large chains, but many small-to-mid-sized operators either skip it…

August 17, 2025

Why «Small Business» Is a Myth, or How I Opened Bars in Moscow While Living in Cambodia

I managed an 11-venue bar chain ($4.1M revenue, 50 employees) in Moscow while living 4,000 miles away in Cambodia. Here's why most 'small businesses' could never do this and why that's the real problem. When I opened…

November 28, 2024

The Other Side of the P&L: Why Cash Flow Matters More Than You Think

Is your business truly healthy?

November 21, 2024

Inventory Management in B2C: Lessons from a 7-Eleven-Inspired Bar Chain

While inventory management may seem straightforward, many businesses struggle to optimize it. During the scaling of our bar chain, we implemented a series of inventory management strategies that transformed our busine…

November 18, 2024

The Startup Essentials SMEs Need to Succeed

I learned valuable lessons building and selling a bar chain as co-founder and operations lead—here are a few. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) frequently forgo the services of professional lawyers in their ea…