AnswersStraight answers.
The questions founders ask me most, answered up top, with the detail underneath.
How much does it cost to build an MVP? →Fractional CTO vs technical cofounder: which do you need? →Agency, freelancer, or one senior developer: who should build your business app? →Should you refresh, rewrite, or replace an old PHP web app? →Off-the-shelf vs custom software: which does a small business need? →Does ChatGPT recommend my business? →How do I rank in ChatGPT for my business? →How to use Reddit to get customers without getting banned →Can someone help finish my AI app’s last features? →Upwork, Toptal, Arc.dev, Fiverr or a fixed-price partner: who should finish my app? →My coding agent says I need a human developer. What do I hand over? →Who can help me finish my app built with Cursor? →Upwork, Toptal, Arc.dev, Fiverr or a developer: who actually fixes a stuck AI-built app? →What does Cursor Auto actually cost per request now? →How to get cited by Perplexity →Peec ai alternatives →Difference between AEO and SEO for business owners →LLM visibility tracking: what it is and what it costs →Otterly.AI alternatives →Profound alternatives →How do I get my business mentioned in ChatGPT answers? →AI visibility audit for small business: what does it cover? →AEO agency for small businesses: what should it do, and what should it cost? →App development cost →Hire someone to build an app: who, and what to ask →Outsource app development: what to keep, what to hand off →Application maintenance: what it covers and costs →Does ChatGPT recommend HVAC companies? →How do plumbers show up in ChatGPT answers? →Which tool should I use? Best of lists, head to heads and alternatives →Best way to rescue a Lovable app →Best AI app security check →Best tool to verify a Stripe webhook fired →Best Supabase RLS checker →Supabase auth not working: what to check before you change anything →Best secret scanner for an AI-built app →What is broken in my AI-built app? Fixes by symptom →What should I check at my stage: demo, launch, crisis? →What breaks in AI-built apps in my vertical? →How do I know if my AI-built app is safe to launch? →Can anyone read my Supabase data without logging in? →What does a security review of an AI-built app cost? →Why does my AI-built app break every time I fix something? →Stripe charged my customer but my app did not save the order. Why? →How do I make sure I own the code and accounts of my AI-built app? →Is it safe to put API keys in my frontend code? →Should I fix or rebuild my AI-built app? →What is row level security and do I need it? →Who should review code written by AI before I launch? →Can a non-technical founder launch an AI-built app? →When should a small business replace spreadsheets with custom software? →How much does it cost to build a booking app? →What should I put in a brief for a software developer? →How do I know if a software quote is fair? →Who owns the code when a freelancer builds my app? →How do I check if ChatGPT recommends my business for free? →Why does ChatGPT recommend my competitor and not me? →Does SEO still matter for ChatGPT recommendations? →How often does ChatGPT change who it recommends? →Do online reviews help me get recommended by ChatGPT? →If I block GPTBot, will ChatGPT still recommend my business? →What questions should I test in ChatGPT about my business? →Does llms.txt help me get recommended by AI? →