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What it actually takes to move AI-built software from "works in the demo" to "runs in production." Practical, opinionated, from the team that ships it.
Will investors accept your AI-generated code? A technical due diligence guide
AI-generated code won't disqualify you in technical due diligence — but unaddressed security and architecture debt is a red flag that can lower your valuation or stall a deal. Here's how to prepare.
Read →Lovable, Cursor, Bolt, Replit: how production-ready is AI-built code?
No AI builder — Lovable, Cursor, Bolt, or Replit — produces production-ready code by default. They're excellent at prototyping fast, but production-readiness is a separate step regardless of which tool you use.
Read →Can you build a real business on vibe-coded software?
Yes — you can build a real business on vibe-coded software, but only if you treat the prototype as a starting point and harden it for production. The businesses that fail are the ones that skip that step.
Read →How long does it take to get a vibe-coded app to production?
Hardening a vibe-coded app for production usually takes days to a few weeks — not the months a rebuild would. The timeline depends on how many production-readiness checks currently fail.
Read →What does it cost to make an AI-built app production-ready?
Making an AI-built app production-ready typically costs a fraction of a full rebuild — most of the price is set by how many production gaps you have. Here's how to estimate it.
Read →Should you rebuild your AI-built app, or harden it?
The question every founder asks when the prototype hits its limits. Rebuilding from scratch is usually the wrong answer — here's how to tell which side of the line you're on.
Read →Why your app is fast for you and slow for everyone else
Your AI-built app flies when you're the only user and crawls the moment real traffic arrives. Here's what's actually happening under the hood — and how to fix it before your launch becomes an outage.
Read →The security holes AI leaves in your code (and how to find them)
Roughly 45% of AI-generated code ships with an OWASP Top 10 vulnerability. Here are the specific security flaws that show up again and again in vibe-coded apps — and how to check whether yours has them.
Read →You vibe-coded an MVP. Here's the wall you're about to hit.
The speed that got you to a working MVP is not the speed that takes you to a real product. A field guide to the exact point where AI-built apps break — and what to do about it.
Read →What "production-ready" actually means for an AI-built app
Your vibe-coded app looks finished. Production-ready is a different bar entirely. Here's the concrete checklist that separates a working demo from software you can put real traffic on.
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