Founder Mindset
The Build-vs-Buy Decision for First-Time Founders: When to Ship Software, When to Pay for It, and the Only Test That Picks
A first-time founder's guide to the build-vs-buy decision — when to pay for an existing SaaS, when to assemble a no-code stack, when to fork an open-source project, when to hire a contractor, and when the only honest answer is to build from scratch. The four-question test that picks the right path, the five situations where the answer is pre-decided, and the six-month read-out that proves which side was right.