Software, Cloud & Tech Blog
Practical guides for founders, marketing leads, and technical teams. How much it costs, how long it takes, what stack to choose, how to avoid common pitfalls.
What Is an SSL/HTTPS Certificate — Explained for Non-Technical Founders
What encryption actually does, what each browser warning means, what you lose on expiry, Let's Encrypt vs. paid, mixed content, and what proper management costs in 2026.
What Is CI/CD — Explained for Non-Technical Founders
What the pipeline does on every code change: build, tests, security, staging, production — step by step. The four classic failure modes and what a properly built pipeline costs.
What Is a Webhook — Explained for Non-Technical Founders
How Stripe, tax authorities, and couriers notify your app the moment something happens: polling vs. webhooks, the four classic failure modes, and what a production-grade implementation costs.
How to Choose Your Tech Stack for a Startup — Practical Guide
Frontend, backend, database, hosting: four factors that actually matter, five common mistakes, and a recommendation table by project profile. React vs Vue, PostgreSQL vs MongoDB, monolith vs microservices — when it matters and when it doesn't.
Automated Software Testing — Guide for Non-Technical Founders
What unit, integration, and end-to-end tests are, how much testing really costs, how to evaluate whether your team tests well, and when it does NOT make sense to invest in full test suites.
What Is a REST API — Explained Without Jargon
REST API explained for non-technical founders: the waiter analogy, GET/POST/PUT/DELETE, JSON, authentication, HTTP status codes and how much an API integration costs in 2026.
How Much Does a Custom Web App Cost in 2026 — Complete Guide
Detailed breakdown by project type (MVP, SaaS, dashboard, enterprise), pricing factors, pricing models (fix vs T&M), common pitfalls.
MVP vs. Prototype — Which Fits at Your Startup Stage
Difference between Figma click-through, no-code (Bubble), and custom code MVP. When to choose each, typical costs, how to avoid spending €30k on what €3k could solve.
Hetzner vs. AWS — Real Cost Analysis for SaaS under 100k MAU
Concrete comparison with calculations on typical workloads. Why Hetzner is 3-5x cheaper than AWS for stable EU workloads and when AWS remains the right choice.