Product and Software Buyer Guides
Practical guidance for choosing a product, CMS, or app assessment partner before you start building.
The right software decision depends on the problem, the people involved, and the work the product needs to support. These guides cover common decisions for founders and business owners, including when to customize an existing CMS, what to settle before building a first product, and what an app assessment can actually tell you.
When to Build a Custom CMS
How to decide whether your publishing workflow needs a custom CMS, a configured existing platform, or a smaller change.
Before Building Your First Product
A practical guide to defining the problem, first release, users, and responsibilities before product development begins.
What an App Assessment Covers
Understand what a focused app assessment can review, what it produces, and what it does not promise.