September 23, 2026
How to build a CRM, and how to know if you should
The basics of a CRM take a weekend. The data model, permissions, and email sync take months. Here's the real work, and when to start from an existing build.
Read the PostSeptember 23, 2026
How to build a two-sided marketplace app
The code for a marketplace is the easy 40%. The cold start is the rest. Here's what building one involves, and when to start from an existing marketplace build.
Read the PostSeptember 10, 2026
Buy a stalled SaaS and be the operator its Builder wasn't
Solo Builders finish a real SaaS, then run out of time to grow it. Here's why buying stalled software and running with it beats starting from an empty repo.
Read the PostSeptember 10, 2026
Envato alternatives after the 50% author fee
Envato moved authors to a flat 50% cut and dropped exclusivity. Here's the trade-off between owning your checkout, staying, and selling software outright.
Read the PostAugust 28, 2026
How to launch a SaaS without building it from scratch
You don't have to build a SaaS from scratch to launch one. Here's how founders start from a foundation, and the open-source licensing catch to watch for.
Read the PostAugust 26, 2026
AI slop landing pages: why they lose trust, and the fix
People can tell when a landing page was built by AI, and it costs you trust before they try your product. Here's the fix, and when it doesn't matter.
Read the PostAugust 24, 2026
Stripe subscriptions in Next.js: the hard part is after checkout
Most Stripe tutorials stop at Checkout. Here's what breaks after: duplicate webhooks, refunds that don't revoke access, and how to check who's subscribed.
Read the PostAugust 23, 2026
What it takes to build an online store for the Egyptian market
Cash on delivery, InstaPay, Arabic and English, Bosta shipping. The parts an online store in Egypt needs that global platforms leave you to build yourself.
Read the PostAugust 21, 2026
Buy a design system instead of building one from scratch
Building a design system takes a team months. Here's when buying a finished one you own outright beats it, and how to check it's real before you pay.
Read the PostAugust 20, 2026
Buying source code to launch a micro-SaaS: what you get
The pitch is to buy a finished app's source code and launch your micro-SaaS this weekend. What 'production-ready' gets you, and how to check it first.
Read the PostAugust 20, 2026
What to sell on Zero to Hundred
Starters, internal software, and the per-seat replacements companies would rather own outright. Five kinds of software worth selling, and what makes each sell.
Read the PostAugust 16, 2026
Buy software instead of building it, and put your engineers back on the product
Your engineers keep rebuilding internal software every team has. Buy working software, own the license, and get their time back for the product that pays.
Read the PostAugust 16, 2026
Is SaaS passive income? Recurring is not the same as passive
A subscription is recurring because you keep working. Licensing a finished codebase to many Buyers is a different trade. Here is the comparison.
Read the PostAugust 16, 2026
Launch without a technical co-founder: buy the starting line instead
You have the idea, not the build skills. Buy a codebase that runs and build on it, instead of giving equity or raising money to hire a team.
Read the PostAugust 16, 2026
Sell the software you built, even if it has no users
You built working software. Sell a license to it now, no users or revenue required, and sell that same software again to the next Buyer. Here is how it pays.
Read the PostAugust 16, 2026
Who is Zero to Hundred for, now that building software got cheap
Building software got cheap. Sell what you built for income, buy working software instead of building it, or buy a head start on your idea. Here is the fit.
Read the PostAugust 14, 2026
Built an app nobody uses? Keep or sell it
A working app with no users can still have value. Use 3 questions to decide whether to keep finding users or sell a license to the code.
Read the PostAugust 14, 2026
Is it safe to buy a SaaS business? 5 ways it goes wrong
The specific failure modes when you buy small software, what settles each one, and what the marketplace does and does not cover. With the real numbers.
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