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Why your fixed-bid software project blew up (and what works instead)
Engineering·May 8, 2026·7 min read

Fixed-bid contracts make everyone feel safe and then everyone gets burned. Here's what actually works for custom software work, with the numbers to back it up.

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AI & ML·Apr 29, 2026

What it takes to add AI to a real product (not a demo)

Building an LLM demo takes a weekend. Shipping AI inside a product that 50,000 customers depend on is a different problem. Here's what changes.

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Engineering·Apr 21, 2026

Choosing your tech stack in 2026: a practical framework

Stop reading benchmark blog posts. Here's the framework we actually use to pick the technology behind a new build, with the questions that matter and the ones that don't.

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