Insights
Practical writing on AI, software delivery, FinTech and digital transformation.
Offshore development has a bad reputation that half of it does not deserve. What it costs, what goes wrong, and how to run it so it actually works.
Insights · 5 min readAdding payments looks small in the project plan and eats two weeks if you get it wrong. The steps, the methods, and the mistakes that cost teams the most.
Insights · 5 min readWeChat is the front door to China's consumer market. What overseas brands can build, what a mini program costs, and what the platform rules require.
Insights · 5 min readMost companies do not need to build an ERP from nothing. How to decide between a packaged system, a custom build, and adapting open source, with real costs.
Insights · 5 min readA dedicated development team is not freelancers with a nicer name. How the model actually works, what you get for the money, and when it beats hiring in-house.
Insights · 5 min readThe build is a one-time bill. Maintenance is the bill that keeps coming. What software maintenance really covers, what it costs, and how to stop it drifting.
Insights · 5 min readMini programs live inside an ecosystem with its own rules. What to look for in a WeChat developer, what to ask, and where hiring goes wrong for foreign brands.
Insights · 5 min readThe code is the fast part. Testing is what decides whether your first week of live traffic is calm or a fire drill. The cases to run before any payment feature ships.
Insights · 5 min readThe code is often the cheapest part of a WeChat mini program. Where the money really goes: entity setup, WeChat Pay, review cycles, and the maintenance nobody budgets for.
Insights · 5 min readIoT spans firmware, connectivity, and the cloud, and teams are usually strong in only one. How to sequence the build so the device and dashboard arrive together.
Insights · 5 min readBuilding a SaaS is less about screens and more about tenancy, billing, and onboarding. Where the engineering effort really goes and what to build vs buy.
Insights · 5 min readPeople ask how much an app costs. The honest answer is it depends on what's inside. Here's where the money actually goes and why team location moves the number.
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