Founders
Building a first product without a technical background: costs, hiring, scope and ownership.
MVP Scope: Cutting Your App Down to What Ships in 4 Weeks
How to set MVP scope that ships in four weeks: a step-by-step cutting method, a worked feature list, what to keep, what to fake and what to save for later.
· 7 min readFoundersWho Owns Your Code? IP, Accounts and the Handover Checklist
Who owns app source code when you hire a developer? What U.S. copyright law says, which accounts must be yours, and a handover checklist to use before you pay.
· 8 min readFoundersDo You Need a Technical Co-Founder? An Honest Guide
Do you need a technical co-founder, or can you hire, outsource or use no-code? A decision guide for non-technical founders with equity math and trade-offs.
· 8 min readFoundersFreelancer vs Agency vs Studio vs No-Code for Your MVP
Hire an app developer vs an agency, a studio or no-code? Compare cost, risk, speed and ownership for your MVP, with a scoring table and honest trade-offs.
· 8 min readFoundersHow to Build an App Without Knowing How to Code
Five real ways to build an app without coding, from no-code and AI builders to hiring a team, with real costs, limits and a decision table for founders.
· 7 min readFoundersHow Much Does It Cost to Build an App in 2026?
App development cost in 2026, broken down by who builds it, how many platforms and what happens after launch, with sourced ranges and a worked budget.
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