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SOFTWARE / AI / MEDIA / PRODUCTS — DUBAI

SCROLL — OPEN THE SYSTEM ↓
SYSTEM OVERVIEW — 04 MODULES / 05 EXPERIMENTS / 01 LOG
NOT A PORTFOLIO.
A SYSTEM.
EVERY COMPANY IS A MODULE. EVERY MODULE SHIPS.
SCENE 02 — THE BUILDS
CURRENTLYBUILDING
ONE SYSTEM — FOUR COMPANIES
BUILD / 004
SHIP IT WITH AI
EDUCATION — IDEA → SHIPPED PRODUCT

From idea to shipped product using AI — research, validation, branding, code, launch, sales. In Portuguese, first.

JOIN THE WAITLIST ↗WAITLIST / 01
BUILD / 001
FORTY8
STUDIO — PREMIUM DIGITAL EXPERIENCES

Premium websites and digital experiences for brands in Dubai, the Gulf and beyond. Fast, considered, shipped.

VISIT FORTY8 ↗LIVE / 02
BUILD / 005
WEEKZERO
STUDIO — PRODUCTS BUILT ON A DEADLINE

Web apps, mobile apps and full digital platforms — scoped in writing, priced transparently, delivered on a timeline you can plan around. Your idea, built into a real product.

VISIT WEEKZERO ↗LIVE / 03
BUILD / 003
DUBAI MOVE DESK
SERVICES — FORMATION / RESIDENCY / RELOCATION

Company formation and relocation in Dubai — handled end to end, by someone who made the move.

DUBAI MOVE DESK ↗LIVE / 04

Current builds

  • 004 — SHIP IT WITH AI: From idea to shipped product using AI — research, validation, branding, code, launch, sales. In Portuguese, first. Status: WAITLIST. JOIN THE WAITLIST
  • 001 — FORTY8: Premium websites and digital experiences for brands in Dubai, the Gulf and beyond. Fast, considered, shipped. Status: LIVE. VISIT FORTY8
  • 005 — WEEKZERO: Web apps, mobile apps and full digital platforms — scoped in writing, priced transparently, delivered on a timeline you can plan around. Your idea, built into a real product. Status: LIVE. VISIT WEEKZERO
  • 003 — DUBAI MOVE DESK: Company formation and relocation in Dubai — handled end to end, by someone who made the move. Status: LIVE. DUBAI MOVE DESK
SCENE 03 — THE LAB

EXPERIMENTS

SMALL BETS, TESTED IN THE OPEN — DRAG →
EXPERIMENT / 01BETA
REVILY

Reputation infrastructure for automotive businesses — dealerships and workshops that live by their reviews.

EXPERIMENT / 02BUILDING
E-COMMERCE

A first store. Product research and real traffic — measured, not imagined.

EXPERIMENT / 03EXPLORING
AI PRODUCT 02

Scoping the next software bet before writing a line of code.

EXPERIMENT / 04BUILDING
Gulfbridge

Sourcing, inspection and export of vehicles from the UAE to customers, dealers and businesses across Africa. Every quote built per vehicle and destination.

EXPERIMENT / 05EXPLORING
Meridian House

The private club where Dubai does business.

SCENE 04 — THE STORY
38.7223°N — 9.1393°W

I learned to build software.

Then I learned software was never the point — leverage was.

So I moved to the city that builds faster than anywhere on earth.

Now I build my own companies. In public.

PORTUGAL→SOFTWARE→DUBAI→BUILDING
SCENE 05 — THE LOG

LIVE ARCHIVE

UPDATED 12.08.26
12.08.26SITEV2 — THE ASSEMBLY SHIPPEDREAD ↗10.08.26REVILYCORE PRODUCT IN BUILDREAD ↗07.08.26SHIP IT WITH AIWAITLIST OPENREAD ↗03.08.26E-COMMERCEFIRST TEST CYCLE STARTEDREAD ↗
THE ARCHIVE GROWS AS THE WORK SHIPSFULL LOG →
SCENE 07 — WORK WITH ME

HAVE SOMETHING
TO BUILD?

Software, AI, media or products — tell me what you need and I'll tell you straight whether I'm the right person to build it.

BUSINESS@GONCALOSSOARES.COM

NO NEWSLETTER SIGNUP. SEE THE PRIVACY NOTE.

SCENE 06 — FOLLOW THE BUILD

THE BUILD
log.

One email. What I built. What worked. What failed. What happens next.

NO SPAM. NO GENERIC AI NEWS. UNSUBSCRIBE ANYTIME.