Journal · 2026

Field notes from the studio.

What we learn building products in public — engineering, design systems, performance, and the unglamorous practices that keep software alive past year two.

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Oct 22, 2026

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App development cost in India in 2026: prices by app type

What an app costs in India in 2026 by type: online shop, food delivery, bookings, courses, payments and AI, with real figures from our cost calculator.

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Oct 22, 20263 min

Website cost for small businesses in Patna and Bihar (2026)

Website prices for Patna and Bihar businesses in 2026: what ₹9,999, ₹19,999 and ₹39,999 get you, what to ask before paying, and how to rank locally.

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Oct 22, 20264 min

Hiring app developers in India: a US and UK startup checklist

Contracts, IP, time zones, payments and security: what US and UK founders should settle before hiring an app team in India, and what good answers sound like.

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Oct 22, 20263 min

Food delivery app cost in India: a feature-by-feature breakdown

What a food or grocery delivery app costs to build in India in 2026: the full breakdown, the features that move the price, and Bihar and international prices.

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Jul 25, 20263 min

Mobile performance is a product decision

Every hundred milliseconds you add to first paint is a percentage of your funnel. Performance budgets belong in the brief, not the retro.

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Jul 19, 20264 min

Design systems for teams that move fast

A design system is not a component library. It is a shared set of decisions that stops your team from re-litigating spacing every sprint.

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Jul 07, 20265 min

Shipping software that survives year two

Most products do not fail at launch. They fail eighteen months later, when the shortcuts compound. Here is how we build for the second year first.

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