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Building is cheap now. Value isn't.
AI made shipping an app a weekend job. Getting people to use it, stay and pay is now the whole game. I write about that and nothing else: users, revenue, and shipping vibe-coded products that hold up.
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How Much Does It Cost to Build an App With AI in 2026?
Building an app with AI tools now costs tens of dollars a month. Here's where the real budget goes in 2026: users, onboarding, retention and trust.
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Vibe-Coded an App? How to Get Your First 100 Users
A launch spike isn't a user base. How to get the first 100 users for an app you built with AI: a narrow audience, manual outreach and compounding channels.
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Why Your Vibe-Coded App Isn't Making Money (and the Fix)
Most vibe-coded apps don't have a building problem. They have a value problem. How to find where yours leaks, and what took Balkanza from $0 to $3K/month.
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Is Your Vibe-Coded App Production-Ready? A Checklist
AI writes code that works in the demo. This checklist covers what it skips before real users and payments: secrets, access control, backups and more.
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How to Validate a Startup Idea When Building Is Cheap
A working prototype proves you can build it, not that anyone wants it. A practical two-week plan to validate an app idea before you vibe-code it.
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What Is a Fractional Product Manager? When to Hire One
A fractional product manager gives early-stage founders senior product leadership part-time. What they do, when you need one and how to choose well.
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