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Building in public — what we're learning.

Short notes from shipping software for real businesses. Decisions, mistakes, the occasional working pattern. Roughly monthly, written by the people doing the building.

June 4, 2026 · Colin Gaffney
Six tools, one platform: what we replaced to run a 67-agent travel agency
A breakdown of the six SaaS tools GOwithHIPPO Travel was stitching together to run a 67-agent host agency, what they each did poorly, and what replacing all of them with HippoHub actually changed — including the line items on the SaaS bill.
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June 2, 2026 · Colin Gaffney
Hello, Beacon Labs
Why we're starting a SaaS studio inside a working travel agency — and what we mean when we say "software that systemizes."
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Building in public — what we're learning.

Six tools, one platform: what we replaced to run a 67-agent travel agency

Hello, Beacon Labs