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About 200,000 Projects a Day Start on One AI App Builder. It Now Notices When You're Stuck, and 'Fix It, Fix It' Is the Sound of Software Nobody Can Read.
An AI app builder gets you a first version fast. When fix-it prompts stop working, here is how to check you can read, move and hand off what it built.
Brian Gagne
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White-Label AI Agents: What an Agency Actually Owns When It Rebrands One
White-label AI lets an agency rebrand a vendor's agent. Who holds client access under OAuth, what the FTC expects of your claims, and the real math on margins.
Brian Gagne
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Five Small Firms Cut Their Software Bills 40 to 80% by Vibe Coding Their Own CRM. Who Owns What They Built?
Vibe coding a custom CRM cut five small firms' software bills 40 to 80%. What the Moltbook exposure and the research teach, and a checklist before it holds customer data.
Brian Gagne
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Google Closed Firebase Studio to New Users 14 Months After Launch: Your Live App Survives, Unexported Code Gets Deleted
Firebase Studio closed to new users June 22, 2026 and deletes workspace data March 22, 2027. Deployed apps keep running. How to export what you built.
Brian Gagne
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GitHub's Outage Year and Platform Lock-In: Could Your Business Leave If It Had To?
GitHub's 2026 outages and Ghostty's exit show where platform lock-in really lives. Three checks for your domain, your data and your exit cost.
Brian Gagne
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The WP Engine Lawsuit: What the Court Decided, and What It Means for a Business on WordPress
The WP Engine lawsuit after the September 2026 ruling: what the court decided, who owns wordpress.org, and three portability checks for a business on WordPress.
Brian Gagne
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Webflow Added AI Credits to Every Plan. What AI Credits Cost Your Website and What You Keep When You Leave
Webflow added AI credits to every plan in May 2026. How AI credits are spent, what happens when they run out, and what a code export leaves out.
Brian Gagne
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Your White-Label Vendor Just Rebranded as a Strategic Growth Partner. Read It as a Positioning Play.
Your white-label vendor now sells strategy and account management. Who owns the code and logins, the contract clauses to check, and a one-hour review.
Amelia Gagne
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The Creator Tool Stack Is Broken: How to Audit It and Keep What You Own
Your creator tool stack likely costs more than you think. A one-afternoon audit, what to export before cancelling, and how to secure the logins you keep.
Amelia Gagne