How to make an app for free: the honest path from idea to MVP (and when “free” starts costing you)
Building a free MVP via no-code tools like Bubble or Glide enables quick launches but faces limits in performance, scalability, security, and customisation. Transitioning to robust, production-ready architecture is vital to avoid hidden costs and technical debt as your app grows.
Your startup runs on Google Sheets and Google Apps Script. Here’s how to scale without burning it all down
Startups relying on Google Sheets and Apps Script face scaling issues like slow performance, errors, and data conflicts. Transitioning to Node.js, serverless functions, and databases like Postgres or Firebase ensures robust, scalable growth.
Production-ready architecture when you don’t have a CTO
Scaling from MVP to production-ready requires moving beyond no-code tools, addressing technical debt, adopting API-first design, ensuring observability, and possibly hiring fractional experts to build a stable, scalable product.
Rebuild or Patch? A Founder’s Checklist for When Your MVP Has Hit the Ceiling
Guide to deciding when to patch or rebuild your MVP: watch for slow performance, rising costs, tech debt, and platform limits. Rebuilding ensures scalability, better security, and cost-efficiency.
The 7 signs it’s time to move beyond Bubble, Glide or Loveable (a founder’s guide)
This guide highlights seven signs your no-code MVP (Bubble, Glide, Loveable) is limiting growth, urging founders to plan a transition via MVP audit, discovery sprint, and core build with expert partners like Castle Digital.