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Honest takes on AI, MVP economics, and what we've learned shipping software in India and globally.
Vibe coding in 2026: what it's actually good for (and where it bites)
Half the engineers we know vibe-code their way through a Saturday side project and half their Monday standup. Here's where vibe coding earns its keep in 2026 — and the failure modes nobody wants to admit on Twitter.
Spec-driven development: how teams actually ship AI-written code in 2026
"Vibe coding" got us all to a demo. Shipping production software with AI needs something stronger — a spec-first loop with executable checks. Here's the workflow we've standardised on in 2026.
How to use Google Antigravity: a hands-on guide to the new agentic IDE
Google Antigravity launched in November 2025 and the search volume hasn't slowed since. Here's a hands-on guide: install, run your first agent, wire it to your project, and use the Inspector the way it's meant to be used.
From college project to portfolio piece: a Final Year B.Tech guide
Most final-year projects are forgotten the day after the viva. Yours doesn't have to be — if you pick the right topic, scope it right, and build it like a portfolio piece from day one.
How to use Cursor IDE effectively in 2026: rules, prompts, MCP and the workflows that actually ship
Cursor is the most-used AI IDE on earth in 2026, and 80% of users are still treating it like fancy autocomplete. This guide unpacks the workflow that actually doubles your throughput — rules, MCP, Composer, Agent, and the prompt patterns we use daily.
How to set up an MCP server for Claude and Cursor (beginner-friendly, 2026)
MCP is everywhere in 2026 but most tutorials assume you already know what a server is. This guide starts from zero, ships a real working server, and walks you through wiring it to Claude, Cursor and Antigravity.
How to integrate Razorpay into your website (Next.js, 2026)
Razorpay is the default payments stack for India in 2026. This guide ships a working integration end-to-end — order, checkout, verify, webhook, refund — with the security details most tutorials skip.
How to deploy a Next.js app on Vercel with a custom domain and SSL (2026)
Deploying a Next.js app on Vercel takes five minutes. Doing it the right way — custom domain, www redirect, SSL that auto-renews, preview deploys configured cleanly — takes thirty. Here's the whole walkthrough.
How to add Google Analytics 4 (GA4) to a Next.js or React site (2026)
Wiring GA4 into a Next.js app is five minutes of code and an hour of "why aren't my page views firing on client navigations?" Here's the version that just works in 2026, including consent mode and custom events.
How to set up the WhatsApp Business Cloud API (2026 step-by-step)
Meta's WhatsApp Business Cloud API is the single highest-intent channel for Indian SMBs in 2026, and the docs change every few months. Here's the current setup, end-to-end, with code that runs.
Cursor, Claude Code or Copilot? Picking your AI coding assistant in 2026
We use all three at CruxBit, every day. Here's how Cursor, Claude Code and GitHub Copilot actually compare for solo founders, small teams and enterprises in 2026 — across workflow, cost and what they each break.
How to publish your first Android app on the Google Play Store (2026)
Publishing your first Android app in 2026 is harder than it was in 2020 — Google added a 20-tester closed-testing requirement, tightened privacy rules, and made Play App Signing mandatory. Here's the current, complete path.
How to set up a Google Business Profile (2026 step-by-step for India)
Google Business Profile is the single highest-ROI marketing channel for SMBs in India — and most listings out there are 30% finished. Here's the 2026 setup guide that gets you from zero to ranking in Local Pack.
How to register a startup in India (DPIIT, MCA, GST) — the full 2026 flow
Founders ask us the same questions every week — Pvt Ltd or LLP? Do I need GST? Is DPIIT worth it? Here's the full 2026 registration flow, ordered, with what each step actually unlocks and roughly what it costs.
MCP explained: the protocol making AI agents composable in 2026
Every major AI lab now ships MCP support. Cursor, Claude Desktop, Zed all consume MCP servers natively. Here's what Model Context Protocol actually is, why it matters, and how to think about building for it.
AI agents in production: 5 patterns that actually work
Every founder wants an AI agent. Most demos are smoke. Here are the 5 architecture patterns we've shipped that actually survive in production — and the failure modes we keep watching teams walk into.
AI chatbot integration: a practical guide for SaaS founders
Everyone's shipping an AI chat in their SaaS. Most of them are bad. Here's how to ship one that actually helps users — and what it costs in dollars, latency and trust.
Shipping AI features without burning cash: a 2026 cost playbook
Half the AI MVPs we're asked to rescue have one thing in common: the bill. Here's the playbook we use to keep AI features fast, accurate AND cheap — without crippling them.
How much does it cost to build an MVP in India in 2026?
Real numbers, not vendor brochures. We've quoted hundreds of MVPs. Here's what they actually cost in 2026, sorted by the only thing that matters — what you're trying to ship.
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