AI in production, engineered MVPs, SEO for founders, and why structured product beats vibe-coded demos when you scale.
AI-assisted coding gets you a demo fast. Production software needs structure, tests, and a codebase someone else can maintain.
Speed today often means exposed keys, missing auth checks, and a codebase only the prompt history understands.
Demos optimize for the happy path. Production optimizes for retries, refunds, and the user who breaks your assumptions.
Trends change. Hiring pool, deployment speed, and payment integrations still drive the decision.
Short timelines are not an excuse for schemas that break the moment you add subscriptions or a second city.
