Build logs, recipes, and technical deep dives from an AI-native product team. Fixed-price builds, full ownership, line-by-line code review.https://asyncdot.com/en-ushttps://asyncdot.com/blog/phone-otp-app-store-review/https://asyncdot.com/blog/phone-otp-app-store-review/Phone-OTP apps fail App Review because the reviewer can't receive your country's SMS. Test numbers with fixed codes, safe number ranges, and the entitlement trap.Sun, 20 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTrecipemobileauthapp-storeengineeringMithushan Jalanganhttps://asyncdot.com/blog/supabase-unsupported-sms-provider-otp/https://asyncdot.com/blog/supabase-unsupported-sms-provider-otp/Supabase Auth ships four SMS providers. Here is how to use any other one through the Send SMS hook while GoTrue keeps code generation, expiry, and throttling.Sun, 20 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTrecipesupabaseauthtech-stackengineeringMithushan Jalanganhttps://asyncdot.com/blog/chief-of-staff-pattern-orchestrating-claude-code-sessions/https://asyncdot.com/blog/chief-of-staff-pattern-orchestrating-claude-code-sessions/One session coordinates and verifies while others execute, with a durable board holding state. An orchestrator-worker loop for long-running Claude Code agents.Sat, 19 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTagentsclaude-codeorchestrationai-toolsengineeringMithushan Jalanganhttps://asyncdot.com/blog/fixed-price-vs-time-and-materials/https://asyncdot.com/blog/fixed-price-vs-time-and-materials/Fixed price vs time and materials for startups: vendors do pad quotes 20-50%. But pivot cost comes from code ownership. Four questions to ask before signing.Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTfoundersstartupmvppricingagencyDilini Ekanayakahttps://asyncdot.com/blog/headless-wordpress-mcp/https://asyncdot.com/blog/headless-wordpress-mcp/A practical guide to operating WordPress from the terminal through the Model Context Protocol: reading state, editing Gutenberg and Elementor, running WP-CLI and PHP, and the gotchas that break pages if you skip them.Thu, 09 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTagentsmcpwordpressaiengineeringMithushan Jalanganhttps://asyncdot.com/blog/production-rescue-ecommerce-availability/https://asyncdot.com/blog/production-rescue-ecommerce-availability/A WooCommerce store was failing under load: 0.7% of visits succeeded, 41-second loads, 281,509 503 Service Unavailable errors in a day. How we made it production-ready at a fixed price, measured across 2.75 million log lines.Thu, 09 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTcase-studyproductionperformanceecommercewordpressMithushan Jalanganhttps://asyncdot.com/blog/convex-astro-pattern/https://asyncdot.com/blog/convex-astro-pattern/How we wire Convex into an Astro site for real-time data without giving up Astro's static-by-default speed. The recipe, plus the gotcha that breaks first attempts.Sun, 26 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTrecipeastroconvextech-stackengineeringMithushan Jalanganhttps://asyncdot.com/blog/how-to-add-ai-to-your-saas/https://asyncdot.com/blog/how-to-add-ai-to-your-saas/A practical guide to adding AI to an existing SaaS: which feature to build, the tools and APIs to connect an AI assistant, what it costs, and what to skip.Fri, 17 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTrecipeaisaasagentsmastrafoundersMithushan Jalanganhttps://asyncdot.com/blog/speed-is-the-only-moat/https://asyncdot.com/blog/speed-is-the-only-moat/42% of startups fail building the wrong thing. Only 3% hit $1M ARR inside a year. The winners ship faster, learn faster, and re-decide weekly. Here is how.Fri, 17 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTstartupfoundersmvpspeedproduct-market-fitDilini Ekanayakahttps://asyncdot.com/blog/vibe-coding-is-fine-vibe-shipping-is-not/https://asyncdot.com/blog/vibe-coding-is-fine-vibe-shipping-is-not/Vibe coding produces great prototypes. Shipping them to production without review has caused data breaches, app store bans, and deleted databases.Fri, 17 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTvibe-codingai-toolssecurityfoundersproductionMithushan Jalanganhttps://asyncdot.com/blog/what-a-5k-mvp-looks-like-vs-50k/https://asyncdot.com/blog/what-a-5k-mvp-looks-like-vs-50k/A side-by-side comparison of MVP budgets in 2026: $5K validates demand, $12K builds the production moat, $50K adds enterprise features. Pick by stage.Fri, 17 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTmvpcost-analysissaasfoundersstartupDilini Ekanayakahttps://asyncdot.com/blog/you-dont-need-a-technical-cofounder/https://asyncdot.com/blog/you-dont-need-a-technical-cofounder/Stop searching for a technical cofounder. Developer shortage, equity fights, and hiring timelines make it the wrong move for most founders. Here is what works.Fri, 17 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTfounderscofounderstartuphiringmvpDilini Ekanayakahttps://asyncdot.com/blog/real-cost-building-saas-mvp-2026/https://asyncdot.com/blog/real-cost-building-saas-mvp-2026/What it actually costs to build a SaaS MVP in 2026. Side-by-side: hiring, freelancers, agencies, no-code, AI builders, and AI-native development. With numbers.Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTmvpstartupsaascost-analysisfoundersDilini Ekanayakahttps://asyncdot.com/blog/the-70-percent-problem-ai-mvps/https://asyncdot.com/blog/the-70-percent-problem-ai-mvps/AI builders like Lovable and Bolt deliver ~70% of a working app. The remaining 30% costs $5K-$20K in engineering. Here is what breaks and how to plan for it.Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTai-toolsmvpvibe-codingfoundersproductionMithushan Jalanganhttps://asyncdot.com/blog/the-stack-we-use-for-every-saas-mvp/https://asyncdot.com/blog/the-stack-we-use-for-every-saas-mvp/Our opinionated SaaS MVP stack: Next.js, Convex, TypeScript, Tailwind, Mastra, Python, Vercel. Why we chose each piece, what we ruled out, what we'd revisit.Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTrecipetech-stacksaasmvpengineeringnext-jsMithushan Jalangan