After their Italian retreat, Jacopo and Niccolò headed back to Berkeley, CA, to work closely with the growing tech team. Thanks to the partnership with Codify, they had eight talented students working as interns for the summer, led by Ayush, the only permanent tech lead at Posto. They split their time between campus and their temporary “founders’ house,” a three-story mansion perched on Berkeley Hills, courtesy of Larry—an absolute legend. Larry wasn’t just a landlord; he became their guardian angel and eventual business backer, always ready with a roof and advice whenever they landed in the Bay Area. The platform’s early developments were promising, and while they were still miles away from the MVP, Niccolò was already building connections and organizing growth strategies across the campus. Things were shaping up.