Research-to-Build Playbooks

Practical workflows for moving from idea to build direction, without overbuilding or blind architecture choices.

Workflows

Step-by-step playbooks for moving from AI research to build decisions and execution.

Mar 11, 2026·13 min

Product Research for Vibe Coders: The 48-Hour Framework Before Your First Prompt

Most vibe coding guides start at 'open Lovable.' This one starts earlier. Here's the 48-hour research framework that separates vibe coders who ship products from vibe coders who rebuild the same thing three times.

How Products Are Built

Feb 26, 2026·11 min

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How to Build an App Like Linear: Architecture, Stack, and Tradeoffs (2026)

Linear reached $35M ARR with 3 engineers by making one architectural bet: responsiveness above all else. Here's a founder-focused breakdown of Linear's sync architecture, the two honest v1 paths, and what to copy vs what to leave for v2.