Jonny Develops

Founder of @ExecSuiteAI Data-driven discovery tools for consultants. Techy dad.

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Most strategy consultants are hired to find the "hidden" problem, not just resolve the stated one. But since there hasn't been software for that

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Do you really want your restaurant’s brain reliant on an internet service? 🤔

[Small Business Trends @smallbiztrends]

Your POS System Is More Than a Cash Register — It's the Brain of Your Retail Business

https://t.co/yz85BRfoqt

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Restaurant owners were sold the idea that cloud-based systems were going to be more reliable and convenient. Future-proof.

But what happens when your internet goes down?

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I spent nearly 15 years of my life working in restaurants, managing restaurants, installing POS systems, and managing the installation of POS systems.

The industry nickel and dimes small business owners left and right.

I’m going to do something about it.

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I think ready to take on the point of sale industry. 😎

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Still waiting to hear back on our application for @ycombinator Summer '26.

So far, no response. Application still "In Review".

🤞🤞

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You can’t put "figure out what’s actually going on" into a Jira ticket.

Strategy work starts with fragments like conflicting stakeholder accounts and symptoms. If you force that ambiguity into a task manager too early, you just end up executing the wrong plan more efficiently.

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This is exactly why high-stakes discovery feels so manual. We’ve been forced to use 'After Clarity' tools for 'Before Clarity' problems. It’s time for infrastructure that matches the way we actually think.

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The software landscape has a massive hole. We have Project Management for execution and BI for monitoring, but nothing for the Pre-Clarity stage.

We’re building ExecSuite to be the first infrastructure layer for the messy discovery phase that comes before the plan.

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"pre-clarity" phase, we've been forced to keep the entire project model in our heads.

That’s a burnout trap.

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Most strategy consultants are hired to find the "hidden" problem, not just resolve the stated one. But since there hasn't been software for that

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@JonBuildsHQ Looks like we are meant to connect!

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@danielholguin__ @Tracebackqa Got ours in two hours before the deadline!

How often are you checking your email?

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@assylunicorn Right there in the same boat as a fellow S26 applicant.

How are you holding up during this waiting period?

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@pederzh @manufact @pietrozullo Yes! We got our application in two hours before the deadline for the summer batch.

Can you share anything on the timeline between applying, interviewing, and getting a decision? I've heard general timeframes, but curious to get that from a fellow last-minute applicant.

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@AdiNikhilesh @thepatwalls Trying will always be more rewarding than not trying.

Fellow S26 applicant here, hope to see you in SF!

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@jedwhite Submitted ours for S26. First time applying to YC but just doing it and getting it submitted feels like a huge victory in and of itself.

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@vaibhavgeek Hi from a fellow S26 applicant! Hope you make it in!

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@jportukalian I'm 43 and was tired of making excuses, myself.

Applied for the first time for S26 and it has really helped me give myself credit, mentally, for all the work I've put in to get to this point.

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@theshafquat @xuster As someone who just applied for the first time, what do you think you've learned from your previous applications that makes you more ready this time? I'd love to know how the past applications went for you. Have you made it to interview, etc?

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@SkunkWorks0x Nice work! We also applied - I'm just really enjoying seeing what others who applied are building, and trying to connect with others who are at the same general stage as us.

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@Deepnsec Fellow applicant here. I wish I had more advice beyond "try not to check your email every 10 minutes"