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Why your website quote ranges from €2.5k to €25k
Platform Development

Why your website quote ranges from €2.5k to €25k

You wrote to three studios with the same idea. One came back at €2,500, one at €10,000, one at €25,000. The natural conclusion is that someone is overcharging. Usually nobody is. The three studios ha…

October 4, 20266 min read
Native, cross-platform or web app? A plain-language guide
Platform Development

Native, cross-platform or web app? A plain-language guide

"We need an app for iOS and Android" is one of the most common first sentences we hear. It's also one of the most expensive to take literally. There are three ways to put your business on someone's p…

September 28, 20268 min read
Your service business is a two-sided product
MarketplacePlatform Development

Your service business is a two-sided product

Most people running a cleaning company, a delivery service, a repair business or a clinic don't think of themselves as running a platform. They have customers, they have staff, and the job is to brin…

August 26, 20267 min read
Under a Minute to Book, Three Minutes to a Cleaner: What We Built for Pachaca
Platform Development

Under a Minute to Book, Three Minutes to a Cleaner: What We Built for Pachaca

Under a minute to book. Three minutes to a cleaner. Pachaca is an on-demand cleaning and dry-cleaning service in Kyiv. We built their entire digital stack from scratch: a native iOS app, a native And…

August 12, 20269 min read
The real cost of vibe-coded platforms
Platform DevelopmentMarketplace

The real cost of vibe-coded platforms

We audit vibe-coded marketplaces. Here's what the rebuild actually costs. A founder came to us last year with a working marketplace. Two sides, listings, search, sign-up, a functioning checkout. Buil…

August 10, 20268 min read
The Day-One Question That Kills Most Marketplaces
MarketplacePlatform Development

The Day-One Question That Kills Most Marketplaces

Most product decisions can be reversed. You can change the pricing, redesign the onboarding, rewrite the backend if you have to. There's one decision that can't be fixed later, and almost nobody make…

August 9, 20267 min read
The Unglamorous 20%: Operational Tooling That Decides If Your Marketplace Survives Year One
MarketplacePlatform Development

The Unglamorous 20%: Operational Tooling That Decides If Your Marketplace Survives Year One

There's a category of software that never appears in a case study. It isn't in the pitch deck. It doesn't get screenshotted for the launch post. It's usually the first thing cut when the timeline sli…

August 7, 20268 min read
What Makes a P2P Platform Different from a Regular Marketplace
P2PMarketplacePlatform Development

What Makes a P2P Platform Different from a Regular Marketplace

What Makes a P2P Platform Different from a Regular Marketplace Most people use "P2P platform" and "marketplace" interchangeably. They're not the same thing – and building one like the other is how mo…

May 22, 20262 min read

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