I Need Coffee - Episode 193 - Weekly BC Review! (Dec 19, 2025)

1. Personal & Travel Recap: Trip to El Salvador
   - 12th trip to El Salvador; primary purpose was attending the El Coyolar Christmas Festival with partner Tanya.
   - Packed heavily (120–130 lbs in suitcases); arrived Monday morning amid unusually high number of Americans at the airport.
   - Spotted a $3 million Ferrari F40 in downtown San Salvador.
   - Aeroman MRO facility expansion: New wide-body hangar under construction (company rumored to use Dynamics ERP in El Salvador).
   - Coincidental meetup with Wade Tatsuka (golf trip); breakfast chat and interest in his product.
   - Scenic drives, volcano views, visits to Alegria and a finca, obligatory pupusas multiple times.
   - Berlin, El Salvador decorated extensively for Christmas.

2. El Coyolar Christmas Festival – Major Success
   - 250–300 attendees (kids + adults); military-precision planning led by Fatima (“PMP” nickname).
   - Team prepped 250–300 snack/gift bags, drinks, popcorn, piñatas, prizes.
   - On-site: Tent setup, wristbands by age group, snack tickets, checklists, name registration.
   - Activities: Professional clown (highly entertaining), Santa, bouncy castle, trampoline, games, balloon animals, ice cream bars (galletas), piñata smashing.
   - Toys handed out to every child; huge community impact (“Disneyland in El Coyolar”).
   - Volunteers included recipients of the team’s English Academy scholarships.
   - Sponsors: Integrity Data, MTP Consulting Group, iSolutions, Mecorma — covered growing budget.
   - Second annual event; first time host attended in person — massive success with happy kids and community.

3. Team & Office Updates (ERP Center of Excellence, Berlin, El Salvador)
   - New furry team members: Mother cat now named “ERP” with three kittens (E, R, P); spoiled with imported U.S. pet beds.
   - Joselyn and David: Deep in new implementations (config packages, data migration, financial reports, GL setup); studying for MB-800 exam.
   - Ronald: Leading 1099 “war room” for BC27; expects most customers to delay upgrade to 27 until after 1099 season (stay on 26.5 through February).
   - Franklin: Beta testing internal partner dashboard; completed first vibe-coded PTE, starting second (full SOW-to-PTE process).
   - Fatima: PMP exam attempt cancelled (proctor didn’t speak Spanish); rescheduling soon. Leading new Dynamics Professionals of El Salvador user group — first meeting planned for January (first Dynamics user group in Latin America from Mexico to South America).

4. Hardware & Productivity Updates
   - MacBook Air M4 transition ongoing: Learning power-user customizations, adjusting to dongle life (USB-A → USB-C), blaming Brad for the switch.
   - New portable monitor discovery: 14-inch, ultra-light model — ideal for travel and dual-monitor setup.
   - Mechanical keyboard rabbit hole: Briefly mentioned going down it.

5. Extreme Vibe Coding Milestone
   - Completed an entire complex PTE project in **one day** (previously estimated 60–80 hours, reduced to ~12 hours).
   - Process:
     - 4-hour proof-of-concept prototype → validated with Tanya.
     - Created 45–52-page comprehensive PRD (vibe-coded with AI coaching):
       - Design, implementation details, permission set matrix, error handling philosophy/categories, transaction management, edge cases (discounts, negatives, zeros), user notification strategy, functional acceptance criteria (P1/P2), full testing checklist (functional, UI, permissions, error handling), test sign-off criteria.