Thinking

Notes from running and growing software, ours and our clients’.

• The Missing Layer

  Building software got cheap and fast. Running it did not. Why Cloudburst stays after launch, and what changed in how we work.

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• You Built It With AI. Now What?

  You rebuilt or extended your business software with Claude Code, Lovable, or Cursor, and it works. What it takes to run a business on it: deployments, tests, staging, backups, and someone accountable when it breaks.

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• Eight Questions You Should Be Able to Answer About the Software Your Business Runs On

  A self-check for business owners whose software was built by a freelancer, a former developer, or an AI tool: who has access, where the code lives, staging, deployments, backups, what’s out of date, what’s tested, and who to call when it breaks.

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• What an Owner’s Manual for Your Software Contains

  Six plain-language documents that explain the software your business runs on: architecture, roles and permissions, data model, security, dependencies, and test coverage. What each one answers and what you can do with it.

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