Stories

Founder stories from inside the Coterie.

Long‑form case studies from real projects: what worked, what failed, and how the lessons turned into playbooks you can reuse.

Offshore Development

Building a calm offshore dev team as a solo founder

A story about growing a distributed engineering team without losing control of quality, budget, or your calendar.

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Saigon Base

Why Saigon became home for a remote founder

Lessons from running companies out of Ho Chi Minh City: lifestyle design, cost structure, and community.

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Lifestyle Brand

Brewing a beer brand alongside software

Turning a beer project into a real brand and what it reveals about focus, constraints, and community‑driven growth.

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As the coterie grows, this section will expand into full, named founder profiles and deep‑dive write‑ups.