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What I'm building, what broke, and what I'd do differently. Essays on AI products, technical due diligence, and startup engineering from the UAE.

Jul 13, 2026Founder Guides · Dev Agencies

Non-technical founder building an app? How to keep a dev agency honest

The three things to own from day one, what an app should actually cost in 2026, five contract terms that change agency behavior, and how to verify work you cannot read.

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Jul 6, 2026Technical DD · Investors

The technical due diligence checklist investors actually use

Seven areas, the red flags that actually kill deals, what DD costs in 2026, and the AI-generated-code question every investor now asks before wiring money.

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Jul 6, 2026AI MVP · Playbook

How to scope an AI MVP that ships in 30 days (and survives month two)

One workflow, one model API, RAG over fine-tuning, evals before UI. What an AI MVP costs in 2026, the week-by-week sprint plan, and the four failure modes that kill products in month two.

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Jul 6, 2026Fractional CTO · UAE

Fractional CTO in Dubai & the UAE: costs, models, and when you actually need one

What a fractional CTO costs in the UAE, how engagements are structured, and how to tell whether your startup needs one — or just thinks it does.

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