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        <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 18:31:19 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title>Why I built my own CRM</title>
                <link>https://lavv.us/blog/bratelement/why-i-built-my-own-crm</link>
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I have spent years working across a lot of companies and projects, most of them startups. In a startup, lead generation is everything. You grow on how many good leads come in and how quickly someone follows up, and a missed follow-up is a deal that quietly disappears.
And whether all that effort turns into revenue usually comes down to dull, repetitive work: reading each lead, figuring out who they actually are, deciding if they are worth chasing, and writing it all down. I would rather give go...]]></description>
                <pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 20:05:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <author>ivo@bratelement.com (Ivo Fokke)</author>
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                <title>Every World Cup, I spend an embarrassing amount of time on my poule</title>
                <link>https://lavv.us/blog/bratelement/every-world-cup-i-spend-an-embarrassing-amount-of-time-on-my-poule</link>
                <description><![CDATA[Every World Cup, I do the same embarrassing thing.
About two weeks before the opening match I open a spreadsheet, name it &quot;WC poule research v2&quot;, and convince myself I'm being rigorous. I look up the last time Brazil and Morocco played each other. I look up which group went furthest at the last Euros, in case that's somehow predictive. I check the altitude of every venue. I write down weather averages for Dallas in June, then I forget what I was going to do with that information. I ope...]]></description>
                <pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 19:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
                <guid>https://lavv.us/blog/bratelement/every-world-cup-i-spend-an-embarrassing-amount-of-time-on-my-poule</guid>
                <author>ivo@bratelement.com (Ivo Fokke)</author>
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                <title>We’ve Been Busy: API Launch, UI Improvements &amp; Bug Fixes</title>
                <link>https://lavv.us/blog/bratelement/weve-been-busy-api-launch-ui-improvements-bug-fixes</link>
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It’s been a productive few weeks here at Lavvus. We’ve been quietly rolling out improvements across the board, some behind-the-scenes fixes, some long awaited features and today we’re excited to share what’s new.
🛠 Bug Fixes &amp; UI Polish
Let’s start with the essentials. We've fixed several issues related to embedded blog posts, ensuring they display correctly across platforms and devices. Whether you’re sharing your posts on social media or embedding them into another site, things should now...]]></description>
                <pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2025 16:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
                <guid>https://lavv.us/blog/bratelement/weve-been-busy-api-launch-ui-improvements-bug-fixes</guid>
                <author>ivo@bratelement.com (Ivo Fokke)</author>
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                <title>How Can I Make This About Me?</title>
                <link>https://lavv.us/blog/bratelement/how-can-i-make-this-about-me</link>
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I began with a simple vision: bring back the personal website. A place to write, to share, to own your voice and keep it outside of the noise of social platforms. The personal blog is the foundation. But how do you connect everything else?
That’s why I am adding a link-in-bio page to Lavvus. It’s more than an Instagram accessory. It’s a central part of your digital identity and just as useful on LinkedIn, in email signatures, or anywhere your professional and personal worlds overlap.
I am still...]]></description>
                <pubDate>Sun, 05 Oct 2025 14:04:00 +0000</pubDate>
                <guid>https://lavv.us/blog/bratelement/how-can-i-make-this-about-me</guid>
                <author>ivo@bratelement.com (Ivo Fokke)</author>
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                <title>Lavvus is open for business</title>
                <link>https://lavv.us/blog/bratelement/lavvus-is-open-for-business</link>
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Lavvus started small, it was literally born out of a simple urge to write again. I didn’t want daily posting pressures or professional expectations, just a space to jot down ideas, share a story, or reflect when the mood struck. I tried the usual platforms, but none felt just right. They came with noise: cluttered dashboards, login requirements for readers, tracker nuisances, and those endless upgrade nags. So, I built my own: quiet, straightforward, Markdown-based, and truly freeing. No conten...]]></description>
                <pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2025 07:05:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <author>ivo@bratelement.com (Ivo Fokke)</author>
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                <title>Lavvus, for occasional bloggers</title>
                <link>https://lavv.us/blog/bratelement/lavvus-for-occasional-bloggers</link>
                <description><![CDATA[It's been a minute since I was consistently blogging, but every now and then, the itch to write something just hits. Earlier this year, I decided to dive back in and found myself searching for a blogging platform that checked all the boxes: easy to use, no self-hosting-hassle, no updates/upgrades, no logins required for readers, supports markdown, and can be seamlessly embedded into my existing HTML site.
After trying out a bunch of really cool apps, nothing really felt right. So, I figured, why...]]></description>
                <pubDate>Wed, 04 Sep 2024 09:37:00 +0000</pubDate>
                <guid>https://lavv.us/blog/bratelement/lavvus-for-occasional-bloggers</guid>
                <author>ivo@bratelement.com (Ivo Fokke)</author>
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