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Field notes for serious operators
Hard-won thinking on how serious software actually gets built, from the team behind Lamudi, LISTD, and Therapios. No filler, no generic agency takes.
The Equity-for-Services Playbook: Trading Equity for a Senior Build Partner
A practical framework for operators deciding whether to trade equity for a senior engineering team. Cash retainer vs fractional CTO vs equity build partner, how to structure a fair deal, and when the model does not make sense.
Read the playbookMap-Based Property Search: UX and Performance at Scale
How to build map-based property search that stays fast at scale: clustering, geohash aggregation, viewport queries, and UX trade-offs that decide conversion.
Read the playbookDesigning the Data Model for a Property Marketplace
How to design a property marketplace data model that scales: the property vs listing split, project and unit hierarchy, price history, and geo-search.
Read the playbookListings Search That Scales: Geo-Search, Filtering, and Relevance
How to build listings search at scale: geo-search, faceted filtering, and relevance ranking, with the build vs buy calls that actually hold up on a live property marketplace.
Read the playbookSolving Marketplace Liquidity: The Cold-Start Problem for Property Platforms
How to solve the marketplace liquidity cold start problem on a property platform: supply-first seeding, aggregation, and the liquidity metrics that matter.
Read the playbookHow to Structure a Fair Equity-for-Build Deal: Vesting, Cliffs, and Valuation
The mechanics of a fair equity-for-services arrangement, from the valuation basis to vesting schedules to IP and exit terms, so the deal survives contact with reality.
Read the playbookHow to Vet an Equity Build Partner Before You Give Away Equity
Equity is permanent. Here is how serious operators pressure-test a build partner, spot the red flags, and de-risk the decision with a paid pilot before handing over a piece of the company.
Read the playbookEquity for Services vs Cash Retainer vs Fractional CTO: The Real Tradeoffs
A side-by-side breakdown of the three ways serious operators buy senior engineering, what each actually costs, and how to tell which one fits your situation.
Read the playbookBuilding a Two-Sided Property Marketplace: The Architecture Decisions That Matter
A senior team's guide to two-sided property marketplace architecture: the data model, search, supply-side tooling, and monolith decisions that matter.
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