<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Ben Murrells — Writing</title><description>I ran pubs and motels in regional NSW for 15 years. Now I build software for the industry I came from. I write about running venues, what tech companies get wrong about them, and what works on a Friday night.</description><link>https://benmurrells.com/</link><language>en-au</language><item><title>Why hospitality tech dies on a Friday night</title><link>https://benmurrells.com/writing/why-hospitality-tech-fails-in-real-venues/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://benmurrells.com/writing/why-hospitality-tech-fails-in-real-venues/</guid><description>Most venue software isn&apos;t bad. It&apos;s just built for conditions that don&apos;t exist after 9pm on a Friday. Here&apos;s the test I use now that I&apos;m on the building side.</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Building software after hospitality</category></item></channel></rss>