Rick Apichairuk. Rick Api for short.

I live in Thailand. Most days start on a golf course and end at a laptop. In between: visas, bank runs, street food, and a country that still surprises me.

The work is software. Fifteen-plus years as an engineer, CTO, and consultant — early UNIX systems and web engineering, then leading teams and designing operational infrastructure at companies like Bank of America, Live Nation, Upwork, and Rent.com. I've founded four consulting and software firms, sold a lot of hours on Toptal and Upwork, and built one startup that failed.

I'm interested in how things actually work — and what breaks when they grow. That applies to companies. It also applies to a golf swing and to a life abroad.

This site is the whole picture: Thailand, expat life, golf, and work. Same voice for all of it.