Roland's Digital Cafe
Welcome to Roland's Cafe.
Brewing AI products & global growth insights.
I'm Roland, an independent developer working on AI and global growth. This is the build log, the growth notes, and the longer thinking.
About Roland
Featured Projects
Selected work
PokerJudge
Texas Hold'em calculators and strategy notes open on the web with no account. One sign-in syncs the bankroll, home games, and the AI coach across the site, iPhone, and iPad.
pokerjudge.com
ChainEpic
Guest posts, niche edits, and directory placements. Escrow on every order, with a turnaround clock and a 12-month replacement.
chainepic.com
NewName.ai
A living directory of AI companies. Submit yours, or browse daily launches.
newname.ai
ListYourGame
Find the next indie game by lineage, art style, and genre. Open Steam when one fits.
listyourgame.com
Find China Care
A planning desk for single-visit trips to Shanghai, Beijing, and Guangzhou. It is not a hospital, and the hospitals page lists no named partners.
findchinacare.com
ByteData.ai
Connect Search Console, Bing, and Yandex. See whether AI Overview cites a query you already rank for.
bytedata.ai
Latest Brews
Latest notes
- #ObservationA 2026 guide to making money overseas: building a dollar machine from zero, from my own work8 min read
- #ThinkingWhen teachers become AI middlemen, how does a soulless school go on?6 min read
- #TechnicalA public note on shipping with AI6 min read
- #ObservationA global-growth retrospective8 min read
- #TechnicalA working note on a model API5 min read
- #TechnicalMembers' note: a working sequence☕ Members Only12 min read
- #ObservationThe first week in public4 min read
The Lounge
Two WeChat groups. Room 2 is still open.
Room 2 is product trials and affiliate, split into a user group and a merchant group. Room 1 is the AI overseas group. It is full.
See the rooms