Writing

Notes from the build,
not from the pitch deck.

What things actually cost, what production actually requires, and what we would tell you on a call before you spent any money. No listicles.

LatestAI-built apps

Your Lovable or Claude-Built App Is Not Production Ready Yet: The Checklist

The security, auth and deployment gaps in AI-built apps, what Supabase row level security actually needs, and how to tell if yours is safe to launch.

6 min read
In short

An app built with Lovable, Claude Code, Bolt or Replit is usually functional but not safe to launch. The four gaps that show up almost every time are missing or permissive Supabase row level security policies, API keys exposed in client-side code, no server-side validation behind the UI checks, and no backup or deploy process. You can check all four yourself in about an hour, and the row level security one is the gap that actually leaks customer data.

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AI engineering

What a RAG Chatbot Over Your Own Documents Really Costs

Build cost, monthly running cost and the accuracy work for a chatbot that answers from your PDFs with citations instead of guessing.

7 min read
Automation

What Does an n8n Automation Cost to Build?

Real prices for n8n workflows, what makes one expensive, and the error handling that separates automations that survive from ones that break quietly.

7 min read
AI engineering

How to Tell If Your AI Agent Is Actually Working

Most teams can see that an agent ran. Few can tell whether it did well. What to measure, how to build an eval set, and what to log.

7 min read
Product

How Much Does It Cost to Build an MVP?

Real MVP prices, what pushes the number up, and how to scope a build so the budget holds. With current market rates, not agency guesswork.

6 min read

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