Founder-to-founder writing on building SaaS, custom ecommerce, and real products. No hype. No listicles. Just what we learned shipping the last one.
Honest 2026 guide to choosing between a productized service, a SaaS subscription, or a fully custom build. Cost, speed, ownership, and the failure modes of each.
Read postA practical 2026 framework for deciding when to build an internal dashboard, buy a SaaS, or live with the spreadsheet. With cost ranges and the failure modes of each.
Read postNo-code wins for validation and internal tools. Custom code wins past 1,000 users, complex permissions, or AI features. A direct comparison from a studio that has done both.
Read postA SaaS MVP built by a custom software studio in India costs $8,000–$45,000 in 2026. Real price bands, what each tier includes, and what hidden costs the cheap quotes leave out.
Read postThe best tech stack for a SaaS MVP in 2026 is Next.js 15, PostgreSQL, Prisma, and a managed auth provider. A working comparison of stacks we have shipped to production, with tradeoffs.
Read postA founder's checklist for hiring a custom software agency in India in 2026. Red flags, green flags, first-call questions, and honest price ranges by scope.
Read postThe full story of shipping julex.shop — a custom jewelry ecommerce store — from first call to live checkout in 12 weeks. Decisions, tradeoffs, and what we would do differently.
Read postAn honest comparison from a team that has built both. When Shopify is the right call, when it starts to hurt, and when custom actually pays for itself.
Read postAn honest breakdown of SaaS MVP timelines based on real projects we have shipped. What fits in 4 weeks, what needs 12, and why 3 weeks is always a lie.
Read postA build-vs-buy comparison of custom LMS development against Teachable, Thinkific, and Kajabi. Real cost ranges, breaking points, and who should pick what.
Read postA practical guide to scoping a SaaS MVP with an agency. Why scope creep happens, what a good scoping session looks like, and how to write a scope doc that holds.
Read postHow we built IJRN, an academic journal submission and peer-review platform. Architecture decisions, role permissions, workflow design, and what we would change.
Read postWhy a good software agency should not be a one-framework shop. How we pick stacks per project, and the languages we commonly reach for across our work.
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