Rewrite or Refactor? The Decision That Burns Founder Money
May 2026•10 min read
Before rebuilding your app from scratch, learn when a rewrite is worth it, when refactoring wins, and the hidden costs founders miss.
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Notes from building real products.
The MVP Trap: How Quick and Dirty Code Makes Every Feature Expensive
April 2026•9 min read
Quick MVP code feels cheap until every feature ships slower—learn how founders avoid paying twice for the same product.
From Z-Scores to MongoDB Indexes: Building a Real Football Scouting Platform
April 2026•9 min read
On a real scouting platform, heavy MongoDB searches started around 22s—until targeted indexes, lean queries, and caching brought the worst paths down to roughly 3–4s. Read the architecture choices behind the win.
Slashing AWS Costs by 70%: From 80+ Lambdas to 15 Without Breaking Scale
April 2026•11 min read
One production SaaS had 80+ route Lambdas behind API Gateway; reshaping around domain boundaries cut that infrastructure slice ~70%, steadied latency, and gave the team fewer deployables to babysit. Read the architecture breakdown.
How to Hire a Remote Full Stack Developer (Without Costly Mistakes)
April 2026•9 min read
Remote hiring fails when scope is fuzzy and proof is thin—vet delivery, communication, and fit before you commit.
5 Mistakes Teams Make When Moving to Next.js (And What Actually Matters)
March 2026•6 min read
Teams move to Next.js expecting SEO and speed fixes—often the friction was never stack-deep. Learn what actually breaks migrations and what fixes them.
How Long Does It Take to Build a Web Application? (Real Timelines + Hidden Delays Explained)
January 2026•7 min read
Real 2026 timelines: MVPs in weeks, solid web apps in months, complex platforms often 6+. Understand what actually stretches calendars—not typing speed—before you commit months of work.
The Most Expensive Mistake in Software Projects (And Why Teams Miss It)
January 2026•4 min read
Teams ship working code that misses the real problem—then pay for rework, politics, and lost months. Align on the problem before you pour concrete into code.
What I Learned Building Real Products in 2025
January 2026•2 min read
Lessons from shipping multiple products: scope beats polish, boring stacks beat clever ones, and speed comes from constraints—not heroics. Ask a question if a lesson resonates.