Congratulations, Enkryptify, Eply and WeGroup: the Jury of the Jump Start Competition has nominated you as finalists to go through to the final pitching round! We look forward to your video pitches! Decision Day is 6 February.

"A comet is headed straight for the planet of the manual coders. By 2030, nobody will be writing code anymore." #software #engineering #founders #buildinpublic #SaaS #AI

LAST CALL to submit your SaaS and/or AI startup for our Jump Start Competition 🦘 and seize the opportunity to win our expert technical support to help you reach your next milestone! Submissions are closing on Tuesday evening. #SaaS #AI #startups #startup #founders #investors #VC #seed

The first future-shaping startups submitted their 💼 - don't miss out on YOUR chance to give your SaaS or AI 🚀 product a ⚡ with +15.000 euro worth of technical expertise and coaching by our resident CTOs! #startups #startup #SaaS #AI #founders #founder #buildinpublic

The Jump Start Competition 🦘 is now officially OPEN! Enter 📥 your SaaS or AI company today, and tell our Jury 👨‍⚖️👩‍⚖️ why they should choose YOU to give your business the technical edge 🗡️ that you need to scale 📈 successfully and reach your next milestone! 🏁 #startups #founders #AI #SaaS #buildinpublic

"How AI is quietly killing open source"

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"Performance bugs erode trust quietly until users explode. Three pragmatic steps help you catch slowdowns early: explore real bottlenecks with Sentry, test with production-sized data, and add lightweight API load tests."

"Cloud outages arrive with the same elegance as a falling wardrobe. One moment everything is humming along. The next, half your platform is unreachable, support inboxes are filling up, and someone is muttering about DNS again."

"Of course your product is AI-based. There is no need mention this anymore."

What will the state of AI be like in a year's time? Here are Mike Veerman's predictions of what major things will happen next in AI.

'No designer? No problem'

"The most common mistake in mobile product launches is assuming the app store submission process is routine. It isn’t. From mismatched requirements between Apple and Google to last-minute policy changes, this is where launch plans unravel."

"What's the difference between a true AI agent and a chatbot, though? It's far more than just marketing; it's about capabilities."

Legacy vs technical debt: how investors can spot hidden risks in software products. #SaaS #startups #venturecapital #investors

What should tech companies do to hire a more diverse workforce?

Being a CTO often feels like standing alone at the top of a mountain, except you’re also supposed to map the path, build the gear, and keep everyone alive. A sounding board is a tool that keeps you from making the wrong call.

The hardest part of software refactoring is... the mindset.

The best technical leaders create space for feedback, testing, and reflection. That’s how you move fast, without breaking your team, your product, or your users’ trust.

We’ve helped dozens of teams stuck in the frontend rewrite cycle. The culprit? Lack of frontend leadership, underestimation of complexity, and a belief that new code equals better code. We help startups embrace sustainable growth, even in their UI layer.

Here’s a truth: AI tools make developers faster, but they don’t make agencies richer. In fact, they might do the opposite. Every time your AI pair programmer crunches a ticket in half the time, you’re left with half the billable hours, and the same Visa charges from OpenAI.

Startups without technical founders often call us too late, when the microservices are already tangled and the AWS bill makes their eyes water. But this can be avoided.

"Clean code does not guarantee value. Dirty code does not guarantee failure. What matters is whether the software solves a problem, creates a behaviour or builds a habit." #AI #coding #software #development #SaaS #dev #startups #startup #founders

"The enshittification of the internet". Are you building value or friction?"

Why do engineering teams keep rewriting frontends?

"Three cursors walk into a codebase" A cautionary tale about interns, AI tools, and outsourcing delivering 80% of a project—leaving internal teams with the clean-up.

Another early-stage SaaS founders dilemma: buy a pre-built app or build one from scratch?

"Pulling engineers into product specification meetings feels counterintuitive. Engineers thrive in their flow state—deep in code, uninterrupted, solving problems. Meetings? They’re the enemy of that focus. But here’s the twist: pulling them into meetings can actually save time in the long run."

"SaaS startups should never use microservices. Like, never-ever." Many SaaS startups over-engineer their architecture with microservices. Here's why that's usually a costly mistake—and what to do instead.

Should we really ship fast and break things? #SaaS #software #development #startup

AI tools are transforming how we code, but they're not replacing the experience needed to build real software. Let’s talk about what vibe coding gets right—and what it gets very wrong.

AI tools are transforming how we code, but they're not replacing the experience needed to build real software. Let’s talk about what vibe coding gets right—and what it gets very wrong.

"So you messed up" This article walks you through how to take responsibility, communicate with your team, and make real improvements after something goes wrong.

We'll be at #SuperNova, Belgium's premier tech summit at Waagnatie, Antwerp on Thursday and Friday this week. So drop by our place in the Hotspot Hall (zone 01-15) and don't miss out on having a ☕ and a 💬 about how we can help your software and your team scale for the future. (There will be 🍬 too.)

A real-life case of AI over-engineering gone wrong highlights why understanding problem domains still beats prompting... #SaaS #startups #AI #coding

'Eliminating single points of failure (SPOF): the importance of documentation' #SaaS #software #engineering

Curious about what these new #SaaS 🚀 startup Product & Engineering benchmarks are all about...? Drop by our hotspot at #SuperNova for a 'sneak 👀 preview', a ☕ and a 💬 , next week on Thursday and Friday, 27 and 28 March, in Antwerp!

'A great product roadmap balances business goals with technical sustainability. Ignoring engineering input leads to technical debt and bottlenecks that slow growth. In this video, we discuss how #SaaS teams can integrate engineering priorities into the #product roadmap for long-term success.'

'Why you shouldn't let customers pay for features' #SaaS

"Selecting the right tech stack is critical. Python is essential for data science, but the backend, frontend, and infrastructure choices determine scalability and efficiency. Explore the best tech stack combinations, hosting tools, and ETL solutions to future-proof your AI startup." #AI #startups

Heads-up and save-the-date! We'll be welcoming you at our hotspot at SuperNova in Antwerp on 27-28 March. Drop by for a chat with our CEO @andreascreten.bsky.social and colleagues about your adventures in #SaaS. #SuperNova

Heads-up and save-the-date! We'll be welcoming you at our hotspot at SuperNova in Antwerp on 27-28 March. Drop by for a chat with our CEO @andreascreten.bsky.social and colleagues about your adventures in #SaaS. #SuperNova

"As a SaaS founder, assembling the right team is like building a house. You wouldn’t just hire apprentices to lay the foundation of your home or rely solely on master architects to hammer every nail..." #startup #startups #founders #SaaS

"Ever introduced a breaking change and instantly regretted it? Components evolve, but forcing users into painful refactors isn’t ideal. Next.js tackled this with a legacyBehaviour flag —letting devs opt out of the new behaviour while they migrate at their own pace." madewithlove.com/blog/learnin...

"As a SaaS founder, assembling the right team is like building a house. You wouldn’t just hire apprentices to lay the foundation of your home or rely solely on master architects to hammer every nail..." #startup #startups #founders #SaaS

"Smaller organizations can't invest the same resources into talent growth. They attract talent, promising more rock' n roll ways to climb the ladder. An intern joining a startup gets to wear multiple hats and levels up quickly." Our @mikeveerman.bsky.social explains how to grow talent in-house.

Building a SaaS without talking to customers is like building a spaceship without a destination. 🚀🌌 You'll get somewhere, but will anyone want to come with you? 🤔 #indiehackers #buildinpublic #saas #startup #customerdevelopment

"In small teams, front-end engineers can bridge gaps in product clarity by refining goals, collaborating effectively, and using flexible tools to deliver features efficiently." #SaaS #startups #founders #software

'Finding your North Star Metric' "Scaling a startup is exciting—but chaotic. Teams often chase different priorities, leading to silos and lost focus. A North Star Metric can realign everyone around what matters most." Curious about how this works? #startups #founders #SaaS #growth