MVP Development and Startup Builds
How to scope, time, budget, and ship a first version that survives contact with real users.
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When to Refactor an MVP and When to Throw It Away
The decision between refactoring and rewriting is one of the most expensive calls a startup makes. Here is how I think through it, with real examples from both sides.
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The Three Document Pack Every Founder Owes Their Developer
Most developer relationships start with a Figma link and a hope. The three documents that actually prevent confusion, scope creep, and wasted sprints take a total of four hours to write and pay back every hour in the first two weeks.
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The Lean MVP Stack for 2026: What I Use for Client Projects
The exact stack I use to ship client MVPs fast: Next.js, Supabase, Stripe, Resend, and Vercel -- and why each choice reduces friction.
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The Over Engineering Trap: How Founders Kill Their Own Products
Over engineering is not a technical problem. It is a founder decision that shows up as a technical problem six weeks into the build. Here is how I recognize it early and what I do about it.
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Why Most MVPs Never Launch: The Real Reasons
The reasons most MVPs never reach users have almost nothing to do with technology. They are the same five patterns, repeated with minor variations, across every failed project I have seen.
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Validate Your App Idea Before Spending Fifty Thousand on Development
How to find out whether your app idea has legs before writing a single line of code or signing a single contract. The validation steps that cost almost nothing and the expensive signals that actually count.
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The MVP Feature Checklist: What to Build, What to Cut, and Why
The framework for deciding what goes in the MVP and what waits -- based on whether the feature tests the hypothesis, not whether users would like it.
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More than blog posts.
The Labs folder has the experiments themselves. The Systems folder has the stack and architecture. The Journey folder has the timeline. Pick whichever pulls you.