Ryan Vanderpol

Ryan Vanderpol

Founder & CEO of Beta Acid. Winemaker at Mas de l'Abundància. Builder of many things.

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I write about building products, growing a winery, and the messy reality of running multiple ventures at once. Honest updates from the trenches — no fluff, no spam.

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    Past issues

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    July 15, 2026Read →

    How to take an AI or vibe-coded prototype to production

    Vibe-coding is great for discovery — but turning a prototype into production software still requires real engineering. Here's what we focus on when we make that jump, and how Cut Club came to life.

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    June 25, 2026Read →

    How we use AI to build products faster than ever

    A look inside Spec Driven Development — how Beta Acid uses AI agents, thorough specs, and decades of experience to build complex products faster without sacrificing quality.

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    June 16, 2026Read →

    Why we're building a new product every month

    Introducing Beta Acid Foundry — an R&D team building real products every month to figure out how to design and build software faster, better, and cheaper.

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