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• AI Quality Assurance in Practice: We Cross-Check Every Commit Against Its Ticket

  

  AI Quality Assurance in Practice: We Cross-Check Every Commit Against Its Ticket

  AI quality assurance beyond test automation: how our PM cross-checks every commit against its ticket, with 90%+ relevant findings across 200 tasks.

  Ádám Pásztor  -  8 min read

• Product Manager vs Project Manager vs Product Owner: Which Does Your Product Actually Need?

  

  Product Manager vs Project Manager vs Product Owner: Which Does Your Product Actually Need?

  A product manager owns what to build, a project manager owns how it ships. Which your product needs at each stage, from founder-led to your first PM hire.

  Máté Várkonyi  -  6 min read

• Website vs Web App vs Mobile App: What Should You Actually Build?

  

  Website vs Web App vs Mobile App: What Should You Actually Build?

  A website informs, a web app performs, a mobile app lives on the phone. Which your product needs, with real costs: a web app MVP runs $30,000-150,000.

  Máté Várkonyi  -  7 min read

• PoC vs Prototype vs MVP: Which One Does Your Product Actually Need?

  

  PoC vs Prototype vs MVP: Which One Does Your Product Actually Need?

  PoC tests feasibility, a prototype tests design, an MVP tests demand. Which does your product need in 2026, when AI writes 42% of code? A decision guide.

  Ferenc Fekete  -  9 min read

• MVP Launch: Is Your Product Actually Ready for Real Users?

  

  MVP Launch: Is Your Product Actually Ready for Real Users?

  Launch guides cover marketing and skip what breaks: the product. A two-sided MVP launch readiness checklist, from load headroom to 45% of AI code with flaws.

  Máté Várkonyi  -  8 min read

• Vibe Coding vs Hiring an Agency: What Founders Actually Need in 2026

  

  Vibe Coding vs Hiring an Agency: What Founders Actually Need in 2026

  Vibe coding gets you a working prototype in days. Production needs engineering. Here is the exact line between them, with real costs: $5,000-15,000, 2-4 weeks.

  Máté Várkonyi  -  9 min read

• What a Software Maintenance Contract Actually Buys You (and What Happens Without One)

  

  What a Software Maintenance Contract Actually Buys You (and What Happens Without One)

  A software maintenance contract buys guaranteed response times and priority. Without one, fixes get batched. Here is how both modes honestly work.

  Ferenc Fekete  -  6 min read

• Legacy Software Modernization: Rebuild, Refactor, or Replace?

  

  Legacy Software Modernization: Rebuild, Refactor, or Replace?

  Legacy software modernization means choosing between rehosting, refactoring, rebuilding, or replacing. Here is the honest decision framework and cost math.

  Máté Várkonyi  -  9 min read

• Fixed Price vs Time and Materials: Which Contract Fits Your Software Project?

  

  Fixed Price vs Time and Materials: Which Contract Fits Your Software Project?

  Fixed price buys predictability at a risk premium; time and materials buys flexibility you manage. Here is how to choose, and the hybrid that works.

  Máté Várkonyi  -  8 min read

• Scope Creep: A Founder's Guide to Projects That Outgrow Their Quote

  

  Scope Creep: A Founder's Guide to Projects That Outgrow Their Quote

  Scope creep is uncontrolled project growth after work begins. 52% of projects experience it. Here is what causes it and what a fair fix looks like.

  Máté Várkonyi  -  10 min read

• Bus Factor: What Happens to Your Product When the Key Person Quits

  

  Bus Factor: What Happens to Your Product When the Key Person Quits

  The bus factor is the number of people whose exit would stall your product. 74% of projects sit at 1 or 2. Here is what that costs and how to fix it.

  Máté Várkonyi  -  9 min read

• eIDAS 2.0 Explained: What the EU Digital Identity Deadlines Mean for Your Product

  

  eIDAS 2.0 Explained: What the EU Digital Identity Deadlines Mean for Your Product

  eIDAS 2.0 requires every EU state to offer a Digital Identity Wallet by December 2026, with mandatory acceptance in 2027. Here is what builders should know.

  Máté Várkonyi  -  10 min read

• Technical Due Diligence for Founders: What VCs Check

  

  Technical Due Diligence for Founders: What VCs Check

  Technical due diligence takes 2 to 6 weeks and covers architecture, code, security, and team. Here is what investors check and how founders prepare.

  Ferenc Fekete  -  10 min read

• How Much Does a Design Subscription Cost? (2026 Pricing Guide)

  

  How Much Does a Design Subscription Cost? (2026 Pricing Guide)

  Design subscriptions cost from about $499 to $10,000 per month depending on tier, turnaround, and scope. Here is a full 2026 pricing breakdown and what drives it.

  Ferenc Fekete  -  7 min read