AI prototype to production: what to fix first
Built your app with Lovable, Bolt or Replit? The checks to run before real users, payments or private data arrive, in the order that matters.
Sohaib Asghar · 4 min read
Guides for founders without a technical team.
Plain answers to the questions founders ask us before a line of code is written: what it costs, what to build first, and who should build it.
Build an app without a technical co-founder
Three realistic ways to build an app without a technical co-founder, what each one costs you in time and risk, and how to protect yourself whichever you choose.
Adil · 3 min read
Fractional CTO, founding engineer or studio?
Three ways a non-technical founder can get technical leadership and a first product built, and how to choose between a fractional CTO, a founding engineer and a studio.
Sohaib Asghar · 3 min read
How to write a product specification
A plain-English guide and template for writing a product specification that developers can estimate and build from, even if you are not technical.
Adil · 3 min read
Offshore development without losing control
How UK founders can work with an offshore development team and keep control of the product, the code and the timeline. A practical checklist.
Adil · 4 min read
Prototype vs MVP: which do you need first?
The difference between a prototype and an MVP, what each one proves, how long each takes, and how to decide which one your startup needs first.
Adil · 3 min read
What investors want to see at pre-seed
What pre-seed investors look for in a founder, a pitch and a product, and how UK founders can use SEIS and a clickable prototype to get the second meeting.
Adil · 4 min read
Twenty minutes will tell you whether this is worth pursuing.
No pitch deck, no pressure. Tell us what you're building and we'll tell you what it would take.