20 Questions to Ask a Software Agency Before Signing
The 20 questions that separate good software agencies from risky ones — on team, process, ownership, quality, AI experience and what happens after launch.
Articles 21–30 of 101
The 20 questions that separate good software agencies from risky ones — on team, process, ownership, quality, AI experience and what happens after launch.
A one-page MVP spec template that gets you accurate quotes: users, core flows, must-haves vs later, integrations and success metrics — with an example.
Should your MVP be a web or mobile app first? Decide by user behaviour, distribution, cost and iteration speed — plus the cases where mobile must lead.
Robotic process automation vs AI agents: rules vs judgement, brittleness, cost and maintenance — and how the two work together in back-office automation.
When one AI agent is enough and when a multi-agent system pays off: complexity, cost, reliability and the orchestrator–worker pattern explained.
Self-hosted open-weight LLMs vs hosted APIs: cost at different volumes, privacy, quality gaps and operational burden — and when each makes sense.
Chatbots answer; AI agents act. The practical difference between rule-based bots, LLM chatbots and AI agents — and which one your business actually needs.
Hiring an in-house engineering team vs working with a studio: cost, speed, control and knowledge retention — and the hybrid model that works for most startups.
Supabase vs Firebase for startup backends: SQL vs NoSQL, pricing behaviour, vendor lock-in, AI and vector features, and which to choose for your MVP.
React Native vs Flutter for business apps in 2026: performance, hiring, code sharing with web, and the project types where each framework wins.
We reply within 24 hours at hello@truecodeai.com with how we would build it.