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Rosa Khutor’s WeChat Mini-App for Chinese Ski Guests
July 22, 20264 min read
Rosa Khutor is one of the most popular Russia destinations for Chinese tourists. They asked us for a WeChat Mini-App that could navigate the mountain: trails, lifts, restaurants, and shops with China-friendly signals guests actually use.
- China
- Rosa Khutor
- Case study
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Product & StrategyWhat Founder-Led Development Actually Means
July 21, 20264 min read
I led the WeChat mini-app for a cashless Hangzhou store, then stood on the floor in a gray cap sticking QR codes and handing out pizza. That is the version of founder-led I trust.
- Founder-led
- Product ownership
- Case study
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AI Code RescueThe Vibe-Coding Rescue Playbook: A Two-Week Audit + Hardening Sprint
July 8, 20265 min read
A validated AI-built MVP almost never needs a rewrite. It needs boundaries. Here's the exact two-week sprint we run to stabilize one in production.
- Vibe Coding
- Production Failures
- Security
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Case StudiesICP, PLF, and the 2×2-Metre Blue Poster
July 5, 20263 min read
Our first China web filing took four months. The strangest step was real: print a 2×2-metre blue poster and photograph the person named on the license standing in front of it.
- China
- ICP
- Compliance
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AI Code RescueThe Boring Layer Is the Moat: What AI Can't Build for You
July 2, 20266 min read
AI can clone your UI in a weekend. It can't clone two years of getting tenant isolation, crash-safe jobs, and decline handling right. That's the moat.
- Vibe Coding
- Production Failures
- Security
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AI Code Rescue7 Ways Vibe-Coded SaaS Breaks — Minimal Fix for Each
June 24, 20264 min read
'It compiles' is not a security policy. The seven failure modes we see in every AI-built SaaS rescue, each with a public receipt and the smallest fix that closes it.
- Vibe Coding
- Production Failures
- Security
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Case StudiesShipping Dodo Pizza’s WeChat Mini-App in Hangzhou
June 20, 20264 min read
Hangzhou’s cashless “Pizzeria of the Future” routed every order through WeChat. I led five UI iterations, custdev on the street, and launch night with tasting slices and facade QR codes.
- China
- Dodo Pizza
- Case study
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AI Code RescueWhy Vibe-Coded Apps Rot: The Maintenance Tax Nobody Prices In
June 17, 20265 min read
Week-one velocity is a hell of a drug. Then the codebase you're scared to touch shows up. Here's why AI-built apps rot — and why better prompts can't save you.
- Vibe Coding
- Production Failures
- Security
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