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For the past 15 Sundays, I’ve delivered a fresh edition of ND Soccer Capital—breaking down the week’s biggest stories, tracking products and singles with real data, and aiming to bring you actionable value in every issue.

This week, I need to level with you—the newsletter is just this article. Not because I’m out of ideas, but because what started as a simple newsletter is evolving into something bigger, and I want you along for the ride. Over the past month, I’ve quietly launched the early phase of a full digital product build — and I’ve begun founding the company that will be the tech engine behind my forthcoming tool.

My progress:

✅ I’ve been approved for a developer account with a major marketplace.

✅ I’m in the queue for Phase 2 access, which unlocks the data this product needs.

✅ Version 1 of the tool has already been tested — not quite market-ready, but it’s working.

✅ My goal is clear: to build something useful, fast, and made specifically for football card collectors.

The downside? All of my spare time is being used for product development, permissions, testing, strategy — all on top of a full-time job.

So here’s the new chapter: I’ll still be writing — just differently. Short updates, builder logs, progress reports — and hopefully soon, early access to a tool I’m building for collectors, breakers and traders. I’m building this from scratch, so no guarantees, just genuine intent. I don’t know if it’ll work — but I believe it’s worth building.

Digital product coming soon!

Thanks for sticking with me.

— Neil

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