I Need Coffee - Episode 215 - Weekly BC Review! (July 3,2026)

1. Trip to El Salvador Highlights
Flew to El Salvador office in Berlin.
Airport experiences: Ate pupusas at 7 AM (heavy but good), used the SEPA/Ca Sepa lounge.
Stopped at famous roadside Papuseria La Infia.
Set up new office decor (Microsoft Dynamics 365 pillows).
Morning walks around town, coconut tree maintenance (OSHA hazard – needs regular trimming).
Team lunches/dinners with Joselyn, Franklin, Fatima, and English Academy students.
Took professional studio photos in-office using Sony mirrorless + lights.

2. Personal & Website Updates
Launched several new websites using Claude Vibe Coding (Astro + Cloudflare Pages):
Blue Dragonfly site.
Old Precipio site refresh.
New personal site (steveendo.com) with terminal Easter egg (Konami code hint), contact form (Resend + Turnstile).
Praises vibe-coded sites for easy maintenance — agents can update icons, sections, etc., in minutes.

3. Marketing Strategy & New Hire
Submitted conference talk: "Marketing Without a Marketing Team".
Created a 6-month zero-budget marketing plan using AI.
Hired Daniela (E4CC English Academy scholarship recipient) to execute the plan.
She starts next week.
Will handle CRM setup, newsletters, outbound marketing, webinars, etc.
Plans to follow successful patterns from Ben Cole (ERP Connect / Ruck Software).

4. Major Technical Project Success (Agentic Engineering)
Completed a massive, complex customization for a customer:
Reverse-engineered a 1,600+ line SQL stored procedure from Dynamics GP.
Built extensive design doc (~44 pages), wireframes, and 41-page development plan.
Result: 38 AL files, ~3,800 lines of Business Central code.
Used Fable (AI coding agent) to diagnose and fix a subtle decimal rounding bug (down to ~28th decimal place).
Emphasizes the need for strong prompting, design docs, and oversight to prevent AI from hallucinating in complex apps.

5. Berlin ERP Academy Launch (Big New Initiative)
Goal: Train 4 locals (including university students) to become Business Central consultants (MB800 certified) + manufacturing experts in 18 months.
Target completion: ~Feb/March 2028.
~10 hours/week study schedule with light weeks for holidays/exams.
Curriculum covers: ERP foundations, financials, sales, purchasing, inventory, APIs, manufacturing practicum, etc.
Team teachers: Joselyn, Ronald, Fatima (experienced with Google Classroom).
LMS platform being set up.
First lessons: BC navigation, tenant setup, admin center (by Ronald).

6. Team Updates (Excellence Report)
Joselyn: Crushing financials & workflows (38 workflows completed). Discovered strange disappearing records issue in one environment.
David: Working on messy GP → BC data migrations (contacts) and new customizations.
Ronald: Completed Continia Document Capture implementation plan; helping with Academy content.
Franklin: Refined Sales Price List PTE (assembly explosion handling).
Fatima: Leading Academy LMS setup and structure.

7. Upcoming Events
Partner Vibe 2.0 – September 21, 2025, Provo, Utah.
Summit NA – October 11, 2025, Nashville, TN.
BC Bash – Nashville (big party during Summit).
Dynamics Con Regionals 2026: Ghana (July 25), Columbus (August 25).

8. Cybersecurity Lesson
Story of a 19-year-old hacker arrested after Microsoft traced him via Global Device Identifier (GDID) + Windows telemetry.
Key takeaway: Windows emits telemetry that bypasses VPNs/proxies. Don’t use Windows for serious cybercrime.

9. Closing Wisdom / AI Reflection
AI dramatically lowers the cost of building (apps, websites, complex customizations, curricula).
The real challenge remains getting users/customers — building ≠ success.
Incumbents with technical debt and complacency will also face disruption.
Encouragement: Try Fable on hard projects before it potentially changes.