Common App Development Mistakes (And How to Avoid Them)
After inheriting dozens of codebases, the patterns are clear. Hourly billing traps, missing QA, and the incentive problems behind most project failures.
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After inheriting dozens of codebases, the patterns are clear. Hourly billing traps, missing QA, and the incentive problems behind most project failures.
Real costs compared: a 3-person in-house team runs $400K-$530K/year. An MVP engagement runs $50K-$150K. When each model makes sense.
From business goals and feature decomposition to handling unknowns and mid-project scope changes. Our scoping process after 100+ projects.
What each category of maintenance costs, what to expect month by month, and how to budget for post-launch without surprises.
API bills, vector databases, evaluation, monitoring, and prompt iteration. The realistic cost breakdown most AI content leaves out.
Straight answers to the questions we hear most. Budgets, timelines, tech stacks, and what nobody tells you about building your first app.
What the process actually looks like from discovery to launch. Engagement models, timelines, milestones, and how to set a project up for success.
Offshore saves 60% on paper. In practice, communication overhead and rework shrink that to 10-20%. Real cost data from Triangle projects.
Where the money actually goes when building an enterprise app. Discovery, design, development, infrastructure, and post-launch costs broken down.