Recipe: My Story
What Goes Into
Making This.
Every recipe tells you what to expect before you start. So here's mine: what went into building Batter to Bots, and the person behind it.
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Ingredients
bakeries and coffee barseach one teaching something the next one needed
Instructions
Start With What You Know
I spent years in kitchens. Real ones, with long days, early mornings, and lots of heat. Baking taught me that precision matters but so does instinct. That the recipe is just a starting point. That failure is data. I didn't realize at the time how much that was going to matter later.
Add the Unexpected
From big retail floors and high end specialty shops to commercial and scratch bakeries and more than a few espresso bars. Every environment was different and every one of them was a little chaotic. I have always done my best work in the middle of it. Every job taught me something about showing up somewhere new, figuring out the system, and getting good at something I had never done before. That turned out to be the most important skill I had.
Don't Be Afraid of the Heat
When the opportunity came to jump into something completely new, I didn't hesitate. I had always been drawn to tech but never believed it was a world I could actually belong in given where I came from. AI was everywhere and growing fast and I knew this was my chance. So I took it.
Notice What You've Made
A few weeks in I wrote my first article. I had questions I couldn't stop thinking about, things I wanted to say out loud that nobody around me seemed to be saying, and I figured if I was thinking them someone else probably was too. That article became the foundation for Batter to Bots. Turns out the questions you are too intimidated to ask are usually the ones most worth asking. That is what this whole thing is built on.
Share It While It's Still Warm
This isn't about being an expert. It's about being someone who's genuinely in it, learning in real time, failing in public, and bringing you along for the whole messy, fascinating process. No jargon. No hype. Just the stuff that actually matters.
Chef's Note
“This isn't about having all the answers. It's about being honest about what I don't know yet, and figuring it out in public. You're not just a reader here. You're part of the process.”
Elisabeth Costanzo
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