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MCP & AI Featured · July 2026 · 8 min read What is an MCP server? A plain-English guide for business owners. Your CRM knows everything. Your AI assistant knows none of it. MCP is the plug that connects the two. Here's how it works, what it costs, and whether your business needs one, without the jargon. Read the post →
AI rescue My vibe-coded app broke in production. Now what?

A calm, step-by-step triage guide for the worst week of your founder life.

Jul 2026 · 6 min Building in public Why we built our own session replay instead of paying for FullStory

The build-vs-buy math that turned into SessionFYI.

Jul 2026 · 7 min Agency craft Flutter vs. native in 2026: what we actually tell clients

The honest decision tree, including when we talk people out of Flutter.

Jun 2026 · 9 min MCP & AI 5 things your business could do today if it spoke MCP

Concrete, unglamorous, money-saving examples from real deployments.

Jun 2026 · 5 min AI rescue How to tell if your AI-built app is worth saving

Our 12-point triage checklist. Run it yourself before you call anyone.

Jun 2026 · 8 min Building in public What running a soccer league app teaches you about payments

Refunds, no-shows, and the great venmo-vs-card standoff of 2025.

May 2026 · 6 min