Founder guides for mobile and software decisions
Founder guides from Giacomo Balli: straight answers on who should build your app, whether a quote is fair, build vs buy, AI, and rescuing an over-budget build.
Straight answers to the expensive decisions non-technical founders and owners face on mobile and software projects. Each guide helps you decide well before you commit real money.
Agency or freelancer?Who should build your app, judged on scope, cost, oversight, and risk.
Is a software quote fair?Audit a development quote for line items, ownership, and milestones before you sign.
Build custom or buy a platform?When custom software is worth it, and when a proven platform wins on cost.
Fractional CTO or advisor?Which role a non-technical founder actually needs, and when.
Where should AI fit?Separate AI that earns its cost from AI theater before you build it.
Over budget and late?Triage a failing build: stabilize, diagnose, then rescue or rebuild.
Not sure which decision you are facing?
Most engagements start with a fixed-scope Mobile Product Roadmap: clarity on what to build, in what order, and how.
See the Roadmap — $2,500
Most engagements start with a fixed-scope Mobile Product Roadmap: clarity on what to build, in what order, and how.
See the Roadmap — $2,500