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Notes on un-stacking.

Thinking on custom apps, the cost of SaaS sprawl, and shipping real products fast.

June 20, 20266 min read

Stop stacking SaaS: the hidden cost of ten tools that don't talk.

Most teams don't have a software problem, they have a stack problem. Here's what a pile of disconnected subscriptions really costs, and the case for one custom app instead.

Strategy
SaaS

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Earlier notes

June 12, 20265 min read
The agency death spiral, and how a subscription breaks it.
Fixed-bid custom software starts fast and ends in a backlog of change requests and finger-pointing. Here's why, and what a subscription model fixes.
- Strategy
- Build vs buy
June 4, 20265 min read
Build vs buy vs Unstack: a custom app without the custom-build risk.
The build-versus-buy debate has a false premise: that custom means slow, expensive, and risky. There's a third option.
- Build vs buy

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Notes on un-stacking.

Stop stacking SaaS: the hidden cost of ten tools that don't talk.

Earlier notes

The agency death spiral, and how a subscription breaks it.

Build vs buy vs Unstack: a custom app without the custom-build risk.

Ready to un-stack?