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Building OttoServ — Founder Updates

Jonathan shares what OttoServ is building, what is working, what is not ready yet, and why — with no hype. Follow the build, or get founder updates by email.

AvailabilityBuild updates describe production-readiness work. They do not announce that any workflow is live before its gate is verified.

Follow-the-build updates are honest progress notes. They describe production-readiness work and never imply any workflow is live before its gate is verified.

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2026 · 07

Why we're building supply before opening homeowner demand

A marketplace with demand and no ready supply just disappoints people. So we're recruiting and preparing local professionals first, and being honest that no jobs are being distributed yet.

2026 · 06

What production-readiness means for a service marketplace

Every workflow — submission, matching, payments, dispatch — stays behind a verification gate until it's genuinely ready. These updates describe that work; they never announce a workflow is live before its gate is verified.

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