Strategy
Plan for the Model Being Down
Claude, ChatGPT and Grok all went offline at roughly the same time. If AI sits at the core of your product, availability is a design problem, not a vendor problem.
Topic
Build vs Buy
8 articles tagged “Build vs Buy”.
Research
You Are Probably Paying for the Wrong AI Model
We split building a product into eleven jobs and tested free and paid models against each one. For most of them, the free model is good enough. Here is where paying is worth it, and where it never is.
Security & Compliance
Build vs Buy Sanctions Screening: A Compliance Leader's Framework
The right answer is almost never pure build or pure buy. It is a hybrid, and the way you draw the line determines whether your platform survives an OFAC audit and whether the vendor bill stops eating your budget.
Strategy
Build vs Hire vs Consultancy for Your MVP: How to Pick Without Lying to Yourself
Most founders agonise over which option is 'right' for their MVP. They're usually not the same option, the trade-offs are concrete, and the worst case is the hybrid that tries to be all three.
Strategy
Anthropic's Bun Acquisition: Why AI Giants Are Moving Down the Stack
Anthropic's acquisition of Bun isn't just another dev tool purchase, it's a signal that AI companies are done relying on external infrastructure. When you own the model, the dev tools, and the runtime, you control the entire coding experience.
Strategy
The Essential Guide to Cloud Migration: Navigating Your Digital Transformation
A comprehensive cloud migration roadmap for 2025, covering foundational assessment through legacy system decommissioning, migration strategies, planning, execution, and long-term success factors.
Engineering
Cloud First Concepts
Explore cloud-first architectural principles for startups and small teams. Learn why building applications with cloud-native services reduces operational overhead and total cost of ownership.
Engineering
Taking a Concept and Running with It
Explore the process of transforming business ideas into deployable prototypes and MVPs. Learn the critical questions founders and project managers should ask when bringing concepts to market.