04 — How this happened
Nobody set out to build
a payment network.
It started with a till that couldn't do what a landlord needed. Everything after that is consequence.
iThe problem
An old register on a bar, doing about a third of what the person behind it actually needed.
iiThe build
A prototype on a kitchen table, written against the way a real service night runs rather than a spec.
iiiFirst install
One venue, one terminal, one Friday night. It either takes money under pressure or it doesn't.
ivIteration
Version after version, shipped against what the floor asked for. The release notes are still public.
vGoing wider
Into the Microsoft Store, then a kitchen screen and a customer display alongside it.
viThe stack closes
Hosting for the sites, mail for the post, then payments for the money. All ours end to end.
PLACEHOLDER PROSE — the shape is right, the specifics are invented.
Send real dates, the first venue, and the Store listing date before this ships.