Everything we have written on Startups.
A founder's honest guide to building a job board: the real MVP, the parts that quietly eat your budget, the stack we'd pick, and rough costs.
The warning signs that a development agency will cost you more than they quote, what each one really tells you, and what a safe pair of hands does instead.
A short, plain-language guide to writing a brief that gets you accurate quotes and the right partner, focused on goals over feature lists, real budgets, and who owns the decisions.
Nervous about that first call with a development agency? Here is exactly what we ask, what to bring, and what you should walk away with, so you can reach out without the dread.
A plain-spoken guide for founders hiring a web dev agency: what to look for, how to read a proposal, and the red flags that cost you later.
A practical checklist for vetting a dev team or agency, with what a good answer sounds like and the red flags that should make you slow down.
Honest cost ranges for a SaaS MVP, a fuller v1, and ongoing work, plus the real drivers and how to spend less without wrecking the product.
A plain-spoken guide for founders on timelines, rough costs, and the tradeoffs of building a web app, so you know what you are signing up for before you start.
A practical playbook for getting a real SaaS product to users in weeks: honest timelines, rough costs, the scope to cut, and the traps that add months.
A practical guide to deciding when to build an internal tool, when to buy or assemble one, and how to avoid the spreadsheet-to-disaster pipeline.
What it takes to build a web platform for a real estate business: the moving parts, honest timelines, rough budgets, and the traps to avoid.
You can learn what actually happens in your product without tracking people across the web. Here is the honest middle ground between flying blind and being creepy.
A plain-spoken guide for founders on picking a tech stack: the real tradeoffs, rough costs, realistic timelines, and the choices that quietly cost you later.
