Notes on shipping fast
How we run weekly sprints, make sites fast, and get pages cited by Google and AI search.
2 min readWhat to put in an MVP (and what to leave out)
An MVP should contain one complete workflow that tests your riskiest assumption, plus only what that workflow needs to work for real users: sign-in, the core action, a way to pay if payment is the assumption, and analytics. Admin panels, settings pages and nice-to-haves come later.
2 min readReact Native vs Flutter: how to choose for your app
React Native and Flutter both build iOS and Android apps from one codebase. Choose React Native if your team already works in JavaScript or TypeScript and you want a native look on each platform; choose Flutter if you want pixel-identical custom UI everywhere and are happy to use Dart.
2 min readNext.js vs WordPress for a business website
WordPress is the faster, cheaper choice for a content site your team wants to manage alone with off-the-shelf plugins. Next.js is the better choice when speed, security, custom features or a link to a web app matter, usually paired with a headless CMS so your team can still edit pages.
2 min readHow long does it take to build an app? A week-by-week timeline
A focused first version of a mobile or web app usually takes 4 to 10 weeks: about 1 week to scope and wireframe, 3 to 6 weeks to design and build, and 1 to 2 weeks for testing and store review. Here is what happens in each week, and what makes it take longer.
1 min readWhat is GEO? How to get your website cited by AI search engines
Generative engine optimisation (GEO) is the practice of making your website easy for AI answer engines like ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews to understand, trust and cite. Here is what actually works.
1 min readWhy weekly sprints beat big launches for new products
Shipping a small working version and improving it every week gets new products to market faster and wastes less budget than a single big launch. Here is how FluxsStudio runs weekly sprints with clients.