Build your own platformGuide
How to Build a Two-Sided Marketplace: A Founder's Guide
How to build a two-sided marketplace: solve the chicken-and-egg problem, set a take rate, design payments with Stripe Connect and keep the MVP small.
13 min read
Blog and guides
Blog, page 6
Pricing, choosing a developer, SaaS, AI and maintenance, explained without buzzwords by the developer who writes the code.
Behind the projectsCase
Telecom Web Development Case: Fiber and ISP Projects
A telecom web development case from Denmark: address checks, order flows and integrations for fiber providers and ISPs, and when a freelancer fits.
9 min read
PricingPricing guide
Booking System Development Cost (2026): Off-the-Shelf vs Custom
Booking system development cost in 2026: off-the-shelf tools from €0 a month, custom builds from about €4,500. See the 3-year math and when building pays off.
11 min read
PricingPricing guide
How Much Does a Laravel Upgrade Cost? Prices by Version Gap (2026)
Laravel upgrade cost in EUR: what one version step or a multi-version jump typically costs, what drives the price, and why small yearly upgrades are cheapest.
11 min read
Types of developersGuide
Do I Need a DevOps Engineer? A Guide for Small Businesses
Do I need a DevOps engineer? For most small businesses, no. What DevOps covers, when managed hosting and a full-stack developer is enough, and when it isn't.
11 min read
Hiring developersList
Where to Find Developers: 11 Places and What Each Is Good For
Where to find developers for a web app, SaaS or small task: 11 places from referrals and LinkedIn to marketplaces and brokers, with honest pros and cons.
12 min read
Hiring developersGuide
How to Negotiate With a Developer Without Cutting Quality
How to negotiate with a developer: cut scope, phase the work and offer better payment terms instead of squeezing the rate, and the quality with it.
11 min read
Software developmentComparison
Agile vs Waterfall: Which Fits Your Software Project?
Agile vs waterfall explained by a freelance developer: real strengths, weak spots and why a fixed budget with agile delivery suits most small projects.
10 min read
Software developmentChecklist
Software Documentation Checklist: 8 Documents to Get Before Handover
A software documentation checklist for handover: the 8 documents your project needs so a new developer can take over without starting from scratch.
8 min read
Types of developersGuide
Technical Partner vs Vendor: Why the Relationship Beats the Hourly Rate
Technical partner vs vendor: the real difference is ownership and initiative, not the hourly rate. When each one fits, and how to test a developer first.
11 min read
Behind the projectsGuide
From First Call to Launch: My Freelance Development Project Process
My freelance development project process, step by step: first call, paid discovery, build, launch and support, with a timeline and what you get at each stage.
11 min read
Hiring developersList
Why Software Projects Fail: 12 Causes and How to Avoid Them
Why software projects fail, seen from the developer's side: 12 causes like vague scope, no decision-maker and no tests, and how to prevent each one.
14 min read
Build your own platformGuide
Headless CMS Explained: When to Choose Sanity, Statamic or Payload
Headless CMS explained by a developer: what it is, when it pays off, and how to choose between Sanity, Statamic and Payload for Next.js or Laravel.
11 min read
Software developmentGuide
Is PHP Dead? Why PHP Is Still a Solid Choice Today
Is PHP dead? No. What modern PHP looks like, where it still runs, its real weak spots, and what it means if your business runs on PHP today.
12 min read
SaaSChecklist
GDPR Checklist for SaaS: 14 Technical Requirements to Get Right
A practical GDPR checklist for SaaS: 14 technical requirements covering data export, deletion, audit logs, access, backups and subprocessors.
9 min read
Behind the projectsCase
The Real Cost of Running a SaaS: My Monthly Expenses
The cost of running a SaaS, line by line: hosting, email, tools and payment fees in EUR, with real numbers from my own Danish SaaS and where to save.
10 min read
AIList
12 Vibe Coding Security Issues (and How to Spot Them)
Vibe coding security issues explained for founders: 12 common holes in Lovable, Bolt and Cursor apps, what each one risks, and how to check for it.
14 min read
Hiring developersGuide
How to Switch Developers Mid-Project (Without Losing Everything)
How to switch developers mid-project: secure access and code, get an honest code review, then prioritize. Plus what to do if your developer has vanished.
13 min read
SaaSGuide
How to Validate a SaaS Idea Before Writing Any Code
How to validate a SaaS idea before you build: customer interviews, a landing page with a price, pre-sales and a manual MVP, plus the signals that count.
13 min read
AIGuide
Vibe Coded App to Production: Getting Your Lovable, Bolt or Cursor App Ready
How to take a vibe coded app to production in five steps: audit, security, data and GDPR, testing and hosting for a Lovable, Bolt or Cursor prototype.
15 min read
Hiring developersGuide
How to Find a Technical Cofounder (and When a Freelancer Is Better)
How to find a technical cofounder: where to look, how to test the fit and split equity, and when paying a freelance developer is the smarter first move.
12 min read
Types of developersComparison
Software House vs Agency vs Consultancy: What's the Difference?
Software house vs agency vs consultancy: the real difference is the business model, and it shapes what you pay, who owns the code and who runs the work.
11 min read
Build your own platformChecklist
Website Launch Checklist: 40 Things to Check Before Go-Live
Website launch checklist with 40 checks for SEO, speed, accessibility, GDPR, forms and analytics, plus the 8 that cost the most to miss on launch day.
9 min read
PricingPricing guide
How Much Does a Discovery Phase Cost? What You Get and Why It Pays Off
What does a discovery phase cost in 2026? Typical prices in EUR, what you should get for the money, and when paid discovery pays for itself, or doesn't.
10 min read