Now
A snapshot of what I'm currently building, learning, and offering.
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Open-source, local-first finance tools for DACH founders and freelancers. All processing in-browser — no accounts, no tracking.
Site-wide AI assistant backed by the OpenAI Responses API + a curated
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knowledge base (portfolio, tools, services — DE + EN). Try it via the chat button.
Exploring GoBD automation opportunities for audit trail generation and digital accounting compliance in Germany.
Research-driven articles on AI/ML in finance and FinTech compliance. Target: 40 posts in 2026.
Dual-pillar freelance practice combining Finance Ops & AI-powered web engineering for founders and SMEs in the DACH region.
CFO Pillar
Finance Ops Core, payroll, digital document workflows, cashflow modeling & KPI dashboards.
CTO Pillar
Edge-native Astro portfolios, custom RAG AI hubs — max. 2 new projects per month.
New dedicated offer page and conversion funnel for teams that need to turn PDFs, ERP exports, XML, and compliance-heavy data into clean, structured, AI-ready outputs. Positioned as a finance-first bridge between document reality and RAG, Document AI, or automation.
Entry points
Dedicated landing page and discovery call path. The paid sample review form is built and prepared but currently inactive — no submission is available yet.
Positioning
Finance-first data prep for RAG, Document AI, ERP cleanup, and compliance transformation.
Current status
Landing page localized in DE / EN / RO with SEO metadata; paid sample review activation remains deferred (owner decision) — no submission or paid review is currently available.
I completed the Endriss preparation course for Geprüfter Bilanzbuchhalter (IHK) in January 2026 and am now preparing independently for the examination scheduled for September 2026. The qualification has not yet been obtained. The course covered advanced German accounting, including IFRS, HGB compliance, and corporate financial reporting, and deepened the CFO pillar of my service offering.
Transformer models for financial document understanding, RAG pipelines, and serverless AI inference via the OpenAI Responses API.
Building all Fin-Tools islands with the new Runes API
($state,
$derived,
$bindable).
Edge-first static output via Astro 7.
Designing Machine Learning Systems — Chip Huyen
Build a Large Language Model (From Scratch) — Sebastian Raschka PhD
IFRS Essentials — Dieter Christian & Norbert Lüdenbach
The Rust Programming Language (2nd Edition) — Steve Klabnik & Carol Nichols
This is a now page , inspired by Derek Sivers — a snapshot of current focus, updated periodically. Last updated: July 26, 2026.