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Essays, playbooks, and practical notes on shipping with AI, design systems, and fast product development.

15 articles

Guide
AI

Building a Cost-Efficient AI-Powered SaaS MVP: Next.js 16 Edge Functions with Local Model Inference

Slash AI API costs for your SaaS MVP. Learn to leverage Next.js Edge Functions with local model inference (Ollama, Transformers.js) for faster, cheaper, and more private AI features.

June 23, 2026 · 9 min read
Guide
Development

Building a Real-time AI Summarization SaaS MVP with Next.js Server Actions, Streaming, and Vercel AI SDK

Launch your AI summarization SaaS MVP fast. Use Next.js 16 Server Actions, Vercel AI SDK, and backend streaming for efficient, developer-friendly builds.

June 23, 2026 · 7 min read
Guide
Development

Designing Hyper-Efficient AI MVPs: A Tailwind v4 Guide for Next.js 16 & React 19 Indie Projects

Build lightning-fast AI MVPs with Next.js 16, React 19, and Tailwind v4. Learn practical design patterns and code snippets for indie founders.

June 22, 2026 · 5 min read
Essay
AI

Shipping AI features that don't feel grafted on

The difference between a useful AI feature and an afterthought comes down to five design decisions.

April 10, 2026 · 6 min read
Playbook
Development

The 7-day MVP sprint playbook

A day-by-day breakdown of how we ship a working product in a week.

March 28, 2026 · 8 min read
Guide
Business

Async client communication that actually works

Daily updates, Loom walkthroughs, and decision logs — how we run projects without daily standups.

March 15, 2026 · 5 min read
Guide
Design

Design tokens in practice

How we structure color, type, spacing, and motion tokens for Tailwind v4 projects.

March 8, 2026 · 7 min read
Essay
AI

When not to use AI

Five situations where a regular form, filter, or rule engine beats an LLM call.

February 22, 2026 · 4 min read
Playbook
Business

Pricing your MVP before you build

Fixed-price scoping: how we estimate MVPs without scope creep eating the margin.

February 10, 2026 · 6 min read
Notes
Development

Tailwind v4 migration notes

What changed moving from config files to CSS-first tokens — and what we'd do differently.

January 28, 2026 · 5 min read
Guide
Design

Shipping dark mode right

Semantic tokens, contrast checks, and the three mistakes that make dark mode feel like an afterthought.

January 15, 2026 · 6 min read
Playbook
Business

The scope creep antidote

One core workflow, written success metrics, and a 'not in v1' list — our sprint scoping ritual.

December 20, 2025 · 5 min read
Essay
Development

The indie founder stack in 2026

Next.js, Supabase, Clerk, Vercel, and the AI SDK — why we keep reaching for the same tools.

December 5, 2025 · 7 min read
Guide
Design

OG images that actually convert

Dimensions, typography, and contrast rules for 1200×630 cards that look sharp everywhere.

November 18, 2025 · 4 min read
Guide
Development

Postgres for indie SaaS

When to use Supabase vs. raw Postgres, and the schema patterns we copy into every project.

November 2, 2025 · 8 min read

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