Build Paths
Signature paths for shaping the build.
Each path is the editorial spine for a common app idea — framing, examples, tool choices, prompts, what tends to break, what AI usually forgets to ask, launch checks, and decision questions.
Your first internal tool
Build the small app that gets your team unstuck — without becoming an engineer.
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Replace a spreadsheet that broke under load
Turn the 47-tab spreadsheet everyone's afraid to touch into something that won't melt next quarter.
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A simple client portal
Give clients one place to log in, see status, and grab the latest file — without you in the loop.
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A team dashboard people actually open
Stop the 'where's the number?' Slack pings — give the team one screen they trust.
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Turn a service process into an app
The 12-step process you documented in Notion becomes a guided product — without losing the human judgment that made it work.
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Build vs buy: a real framework
Stop pretending you're choosing on technical merit. Decide with eyes open.
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Graduate from Lovable to Cursor
When the prompt-only loop runs out of room, what comes next — and what to bring with you.
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Add auth without painting yourself into a corner
Email, social, SSO — pick the one that fits, and make sure the access rules can grow with you.
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Get ready for real users
The unsexy checklist between 'demo works' and 'I gave the URL to 50 people.'
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