KodoLab engineering blog / 7 deep guides
How to make better technical decisions for a product.
Long-form guides for founders, product leaders and engineers — from the first hypothesis and AI/RAG to integrations, e-commerce and production launch.
Mobile products · 16 min
01Mobile app development cost: how to budget the first release
A practical guide to iOS and Android app cost: user journeys, backend, design, integrations, QA, store release and post-launch work.
ReadMVP and product strategy · 18 min
02MVP without illusions: defining a useful first release
How to turn an idea into clear scope, budget and timeline through hypotheses, journeys, must-haves, data, risks and a growth plan.
ReadAI and RAG · 20 min
03RAG for business: when document search is worth it
A deep guide to AI search over internal data: applicability, sources, permissions, answer quality, cost, security and the path from prototype to production.
ReadCRM, ERP and APIs · 19 min
04How to design CRM, ERP and API integrations that stay reliable
A practical guide to integration projects: data ownership, contracts, states, retries, failure handling, security and launch order.
ReadB2B portals and business systems · 20 min
05How to design a B2B portal for real business processes
A guide to B2B portals for customers, managers and operators: roles, requests, documents, approvals, integrations and audit.
ReadE-commerce platforms · 20 min
06E-commerce architecture: connecting catalog, orders, payments and logistics
A practical blueprint for online sales: data ownership, order lifecycle, inventory, delivery, CRM, payment failures and custom boundaries.
ReadProduction and operations · 18 min
07Is the product production-ready? A practical pre-launch checklist
What to review before launching a SaaS, CRM, mobile app or AI system: environments, security, monitoring, backups, releases and ownership.
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