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News, insights & notes from the lab
What we learn building bespoke platforms, e-commerce and AI products — written down honestly, the way we wish more agencies would.
InsightsHow to choose a web development agency in 2026
Portfolios all look good in a deck. Here is what actually predicts whether an agency will ship something that works for your business.
8 June 2026 · 2 min read
EngineeringWhy we build on Next.js and MongoDB
26 May 2026 · 2 min read
InsightsBespoke platform or off-the-shelf SaaS: an honest decision guide
12 May 2026 · 2 min read
EngineeringShipping AI features that actually help users
28 April 2026 · 2 min read
EngineeringPerformance is a design decision, not a developer task
14 April 2026 · 2 min read
StudioInside MernLabs: how we actually run a project
30 March 2026 · 2 min read
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