Notes from the workshop

What we learned building things, written up while it was still fresh. No thought leadership, no listicles.

Best nearshore AI development partners (2026 ranked list)

A ranked list of nearshore AI development partners for European and US companies — criteria, categories, prices and how to vet AI expertise.

AIRankingsNearshore

Industry · 8 min

2 Oct 2026

Inventory app that works with no internet: an offline-first build guide

How to build an inventory app that works without internet — local storage, barcode scanning, sync and conflict handling — and what it costs.

MobileOffline-firstInventory

Engineering · 7 min

14 Sep 2026

How to select the right software agency for a custom mobile app

A practical selection process for a custom mobile app project: the shortlist, the five questions that separate the field, how to read a proposal, and the paid trial that settles it.

MobileDeliveryHiringProcess

Process · 8 min

14 Sep 2026

What to prioritise when vetting partners for a complex mobile build

For complex mobile applications, the vetting priorities change: architecture decisions made in week one, offline and sync behaviour, release risk, hardware integration, and the evidence that proves each.

MobileDeliveryHiringEngineering

Engineering · 8 min

14 Sep 2026

What to look for when hiring a nearshore partner for a large-scale e-commerce project

Large commerce programmes fail in predictable places: migration, stock integrity, checkout edge cases, integrations and peak season. Here is what to demand from a nearshore partner on each.

E-commerceNearshoreProcessDelivery

Commerce · 9 min

14 Sep 2026

Criteria for assessing the reliability of an AI and cloud deployment partner

A single checklist covering both halves of a modern AI project — the model side and the infrastructure under it — with the artefact to demand for each criterion rather than the assurance to accept.

AICloudDevOpsProcess

AI · 9 min