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What Happens to Your Restaurant When DoorDash Changes the Rules

What Happens to Your Restaurant When DoorDash Changes the Rules

Commission rates, algorithm visibility, delivery fees, even whether you're allowed on the platform at all — DoorDash can change every one of them without asking you. Here's what that risk actually looks like, and why it's the real reason to own your ordering page.

Can a Customer Break Your AI Tool? I Broke My Own to Find Out

Can a Customer Break Your AI Tool? I Broke My Own to Find Out

Businesses are bolting AI onto their websites everywhere — chatbots, form-fillers, photo tools. Almost nobody tests whether a stranger can break them. So I attacked my own free AI tool, found two real ways in, and fixed them. Here's what I found and what to check on yours.

DoorDash Storefront Fees: What 'Commission-Free' Ordering Really Costs

DoorDash Storefront Fees: What 'Commission-Free' Ordering Really Costs

DoorDash Storefront charges 0% commission — and it can genuinely save a restaurant tens of thousands a year. But 'commission-free' isn't the same as free, and it definitely isn't the same as independent. Here's the real math, from someone who's seen all three sides.

Who Actually Builds Your Software? Meet Ty Hudson

Who Actually Builds Your Software? Meet Ty Hudson

Behind Tysoft is one senior engineer with 20 years of shipping production software — from IBM and enterprise systems to a decade of live products that process real money. Here's who I am, what I've built, and why that matters when you're trusting someone with your idea.

Happy 250th Birthday, America

Happy 250th Birthday, America

On July 4th, 2026, the United States turns 250. A short celebration of the quarter-millennium — the idea that started it, the spirit that carried it, and a thank-you from our shop to yours.

Vibe-Coded App Broke? How to Rescue an AI-Built Project

Vibe-Coded App Broke? How to Rescue an AI-Built Project

AI let you ship a prototype in a weekend — then it stalled, broke in production, or nobody could add a feature. Here's why 'vibe-coded' apps hit a wall, the warning signs, and how a real engineering firm brings one back from the brink.

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