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Engineering Insights & Founder Thinking

How we build products, where we see vertical SaaS opportunities, and what we've learned shipping real software for niche industries.

How OpsFlow Went From a Conversation to a Live SaaS in 4 School DistrictsFounder Notes
8 min readMar 4, 2026

How OpsFlow Went From a Conversation to a Live SaaS in 4 School Districts

It started with a relationship, a real pain point, and a problem no existing software solved well. Here's the full origin story.

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How to Find a Vertical SaaS Opportunity Worth BuildingVertical SaaS
6 min readFeb 20, 2026

How to Find a Vertical SaaS Opportunity Worth Building

The best vertical SaaS products come from insiders who've lived the problem. Here's a framework for identifying the gaps worth solving.

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Why We Build in Blazor + .NET Instead of React for Enterprise SaaSEngineering
7 min readFeb 6, 2026

Why We Build in Blazor + .NET Instead of React for Enterprise SaaS

React gets all the press, but for multi-tenant enterprise apps with complex permissions and real-time requirements, our stack is hard to beat. Here's why.

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The Right Way to Think About AI in Your Product (Most Teams Get This Wrong)AI Integration
5 min readJan 22, 2026

The Right Way to Think About AI in Your Product (Most Teams Get This Wrong)

AI is not a feature — it's an amplifier. Here's how we think about where it actually belongs in a product vs where it becomes a liability.

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What a Good MVP Actually Is (And What It's Definitely Not)Product Strategy
5 min readJan 8, 2026

What a Good MVP Actually Is (And What It's Definitely Not)

An MVP is not a half-built product. It's the smallest system that can prove your business model. Getting this wrong is the most expensive mistake in early-stage product development.

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Building While Employed: How to Validate a Software Idea Without Burning BridgesFounder Notes
6 min readDec 18, 2025

Building While Employed: How to Validate a Software Idea Without Burning Bridges

Most founders have a day job when the idea hits. Here's how to run a disciplined validation process — and know when it's time to go all in.

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See a Problem in Your Industry? Let's Talk.

The best vertical SaaS ideas come from people who've lived inside the problem. If that's you — we'd like to hear about it.