The Journal

Notes from a privacy-first software studio built in Germany3 articles · 2 field guides

Lead articleStudio principles26 August 20263 min read

Software should feel owned

Owned is the word this studio is built around.

The OneKapisch manifesto: six studio rules, the decisions they guide, and what each one costs us.

By Kapisch BhardwajFounder of OneKapisch

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What we will not do is rent you a battery monitor.”

From Software should feel owned · Rule 04, One‑time ownership where sustainable

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The Journal is written by Kapisch Bhardwaj, founder of OneKapisch, a privacy-first software studio built in Germany. Articles are published in English; the Privacy Field Guide is published in English and Deutsch.

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