Custom Platforms
Architecture decisions, build-vs-buy trade-offs, and practical guidance for founders commissioning their first production platform.
What Custom MVP Development Actually Costs in the UK
The median UK contractor charges £575 a day. Most funded startups spend £30,000–£60,000 on a custom MVP. Here is what determines the price.
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Bespoke WordPress Website Cost UK
Quotes for the same WordPress site run from a few hundred pounds to several thousand. Here is what sets the price, and what it costs to run once it is live.
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Custom MVP vs No-Code: When Your Idea Needs Real Engineering
No-code will carry more of your product than most engineers admit, then stop dead at limits its own documentation already lists. Here is how to tell, before you build, whether your idea sits on the custom-engineering side of that line.
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How Long Does It Take to Build a Custom Web Platform?
An internal tool takes 8–10 weeks. A complex SaaS platform takes up to 16. The honest answer to 'how long' depends less on your developers than on you.
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What You Actually Get From a Platform Discovery Sprint
The £4,500 report that tells you exactly what to build, what it will cost, and whether you should build it at all.
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What Funded Founders Get Wrong About Their First Platform Build
The median UK Seed round is £560,000. Eighty per cent of software features are rarely or never used. Four mistakes explain why funded founders — with budget, validation and a credible CTO — still burn through runway on a platform that ships wrong.
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