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Notes on hiring a CTO and building your first product.

Practical articles for founders deciding how to get a product built: what the options cost, how the work runs and what to watch for. Written from 25+ years of building software and companies.

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Written byLee Benson
TopicsAI-first development · Hiring a CTO · Choosing technology
AI-first development

The rise of the one-person SaaS company

How AI agents help one or two people build a SaaS business, what development takes today, and what $15,000 a month buys through Blueprint Ventures.

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Hiring a CTO

The hidden cost of hiring a freelance developer

A low hourly rate can hide expensive gaps in judgment, quality and delivery. Here's what to look for before trusting a freelance developer with your product.

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AI-first development

What AI-first development actually means

AI has changed the cost of building software. Here's what AI-first means, why experience matters, and what to look for in the person building your product.

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Hiring a CTO

What Is a Fractional CTO?

What a fractional CTO does, why founders hire one, and how I can stay involved after building your product, from new features to growth and an eventual exit.

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Choosing technology

Why C# and .NET are my go-to for business applications

Why I choose C# and .NET for SaaS, APIs and dashboards, with practical examples of EF Core, dependency injection, background jobs and performance.

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Choosing technology

Why Some Applications Need Rust

Where Rust earns its place: small binaries, efficient services and compile-time checks, with lessons from my work on Vector and at Datadog.

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Hiring a CTO

Why choose a CTO for hire instead of a full-time CTO?

Need someone to lead the technical side and build your product? Here's how working with a CTO for hire compares with hiring full-time or using an agency.

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