AI & Software Development Blog | RaftLabs
Production lessons, cost breakdowns, architecture decisions, and the tradeoffs that disappear from polished case studies.
Mar 29, 2026
App Development
How RaftLabs cut new project setup from 3 days to 30 minutes using RaftStack CLI and a spec-driven TDD workflow with Claude Code. Full breakdown of the approach.
By Aravind Jaimon · 17 min read
Mar 18, 2026
News and Updates
How to build a customer loyalty rewards program that drives retention. Covers program types, design decisions, and a real example from Energia Rewards built by RaftLabs.
By Riya Thambiraj · 16 min read
Jun 28, 2025
App Development
Jobber, Housecall Pro, and Workiz work fine at 2-3 crews. At 5+ crews with HOA accounts, recurring contracts, and chemical compliance requirements, they start costing you money. Here is what custom pressure washing software actually covers, what it costs, and how to know when to build.
By Ashit Vora · 12 min read
Jan 22, 2026
App Development
Your internal APIs are invisible to AI agents until you wrap them in MCP. This guide covers tool definitions, handlers, transport, and production patterns.
By Ashit Vora · 12 min read
Oct 14, 2025
App Development
A founder building a faith-based, alumni, or professional dating app faces a different problem than Tinder did. Your audience already exists. Your product has to earn their trust. Here is what that build actually costs, how long it takes, and where the money gets eaten.
By Ashit Vora · 12 min read
Aug 20, 2025
AI & Automation
PyMC Labs and Colgate-Palmolive figured out how to run concept testing with LLMs at 90% of human test-retest reliability. The trick is never asking the model for a number.
By Riya Thambiraj · 13 min read
Jun 7, 2025
App Development
Group therapy practices, EAP providers, and behavioral health networks hit real limits with off-the-shelf tools. Here is what custom mental health practice management software costs, when it pays, and where most projects fail.
By Ashit Vora · 10 min read
Jul 2, 2026
App Development
Discover what really drives MVP development costs, why most founders underbudget, and how smart scoping can save thousands while speeding up validation.
By Trinankur Bera · 39 min read
Oct 20, 2025
App Development
If you sell restaurant supplies, medical equipment, or industrial B2B goods, Shopify's consumer-first checkout fights you at every step. Here is what it actually costs to build your own vertical commerce platform, what phases make sense, and when a white-label clone will burn you.
By Ashit Vora · 14 min read
Feb 22, 2026
AI & Automation
You keep hearing about agentic AI. Your vendors are pitching it. Your board is asking about it. This guide explains what it actually is, what it can do for your business, and when it is worth building.
By Ashit Vora · 17 min read
Dec 17, 2025
Industry Playbooks
Insurance companies process millions of documents, field thousands of claims, and make underwriting decisions on complex risk profiles, manually. AI applies directly to each of these. The question is not whether AI works in insurance. It is which workflows to automate first and how to keep the human judgment where it is legally required.
By Riya Thambiraj · 10 min read
Jun 29, 2025
App Development
A practical comparison of React and Vue for product teams and technical founders: ecosystem size, hiring, learning curve, and which framework fits your specific project.
By Riya Thambiraj · 7 min read
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