Ryan Vanderpol

Hello, I'm

Ryan Vanderpol

I build software and make wine.

Seattle → NYC → London → Barcelona

Founder & CEO of Beta Acid. Owner of Mas de l'Abundància, a winery in Priorat, Spain. Builder of many things.

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    Ventures

    Companies I've founded, products I've built, and grapes I'm growing.

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    Beta Acid
    Company

    Beta Acid

    Custom software studio for ambitious teams.

    I run Beta Acid, a small senior team that designs and builds products end-to-end—strategy, UX, engineering, and launch. We like complex problems and clean execution.

    • Product strategy + UX
    • Full-stack builds
    • Fast, senior delivery
    • Long-term partners
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    Mas de l'Abundància
    Winery

    Mas de l'Abundància

    A small winery in Priorat, Spain.

    I grow and make wine in Priorat—hands-on farming, cellar work, and brand-building. It keeps me honest in a way software never can.

    • Priorat / Montsant
    • Vineyard → bottle
    • Small production
    • Built with obsession
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    Winetraqr
    Product

    Winetraqr

    EU wine QR labels, done right.

    Winetraqr helps wineries publish compliant ingredient/nutrition pages and create QR experiences that don't look like a government form.

    • EU label compliance
    • QR experiences
    • Multi-language ready
    • Winery-first design
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    Nudge
    Product

    Nudge

    A CRM that pushes work forward.

    Nudge is built around action, not data hoarding: pipelines, next steps, owners, and due dates—plus a flexible model that adapts to weird businesses.

    • Action-based workflow
    • Flexible pipelines
    • AI-powered import
    • Custom fields
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    Notework
    Product

    Notework

    The Notion replacement with real structure.

    Notework brings docs, projects, and issue tracking into one calmer workspace—without the setup tax and maze of pages that Notion becomes at scale.

    • Pages, projects & collections
    • Built-in issue tracking
    • Notion & CSV import
    • Team permissions
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    Pourwall
    Product

    Pourwall

    Menus that look great on screens.

    Pourwall is a modern digital menu system for bars and taprooms—fast updates, clean layouts, and a display that doesn't feel like 2009 PowerPoint.

    • Digital menu boards
    • TV-ready layouts
    • Real-time updates
    • Venue-friendly
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    Spiceful
    Product

    Spiceful

    Meal planning that doesn't suck.

    Spiceful is my attempt to make cooking feel lighter: smarter planning, reusable recipes, and less friction from idea → dinner.

    • Recipe organization
    • Meal planning flows
    • Grocery clarity
    • Designed for humans
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    Trikome
    Product

    Trikome

    Digital menus for cannabis retail.

    Trikome turns messy product catalogs into clean, fast screens—built for dispensaries that want better merchandising without the headache.

    • Retail menu screens
    • Catalog organization
    • Fast updates
    • Designed for stores
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    Cut Club
    Product

    Cut Club

    A season-based music game.

    Start a club, get a theme each week, pick one song, defend it, and let your friends vote. Points stack across a season. The best taste wins.

    • Weekly matchups
    • Season rankings
    • iOS & Android
    • Spotify & Apple Music
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    MyFlightMaps
    Product

    MyFlightMaps

    Turn your flights into shareable maps.

    Import your flight history and generate clean, poster-worthy route maps. A tiny product built from my love of travel and tidy data.

    • Flight history maps
    • Shareable visuals
    • Simple import
    • Travel nerd joy
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    Sketchlapse
    Product

    Sketchlapse

    A party drawing game.

    Sketchlapse is pure creative chaos: draw, guess, laugh, repeat. Built as a reminder that software can be playful.

    • Party-friendly
    • Fast rounds
    • Delight-first
    • Made for laughs