The Launched blog
Notes from the last 10%.
Lessons from shipping AI-built products into the wild — auth, payments, vendor lock-in, scaling pain, and the unglamorous fixes that get prototypes paying.
August 5, 2026 · 7 min
The Golden Trio: Combining v0, Cursor, and Supabase for Scaling SaaS
The Golden Trio: Combining v0, Cursor, and Supabase for Scaling SaaS. The engineering reality behind the symptom, why AI agents can't fix it, and the moves that ship your app to production.
ReadAugust 4, 2026 · 7 min
Stop Using Bolt.new for Production: Do This Instead
Stop Using Bolt.new for Production: Do This Instead. The engineering reality behind the symptom, why AI agents can't fix it, and the moves that ship your app to production.
ReadAugust 3, 2026 · 7 min
Claude is Your Architect, Not Your Builder: Rethinking LLM Roles
Claude is Your Architect, Not Your Builder: Rethinking LLM Roles. The engineering reality behind the symptom, why AI agents can't fix it, and the moves that ship your app to production.
ReadAugust 2, 2026 · 7 min
Cursor vs. Lovable: Defining the Ultimate 2026 AI Stack
Cursor vs. Lovable: Defining the Ultimate 2026 AI Stack. The engineering reality behind the symptom, why AI agents can't fix it, and the moves that ship your app to production.
ReadAugust 1, 2026 · 7 min
It Worked Yesterday: A Guide to Debugging AI App Regressions
It Worked Yesterday: A Guide to Debugging AI App Regressions. The engineering reality behind the symptom, why AI agents can't fix it, and the moves that ship your app to production.
ReadJuly 31, 2026 · 7 min
Version Control for AI: Why Committing After Every Prompt is Non-Negotiable
Version Control for AI: Why Committing After Every Prompt is Non-Negotiable. The engineering reality behind the symptom, why AI agents can't fix it, and the moves that ship your app to production.
ReadJuly 30, 2026 · 7 min
Taming Replit Agent: Strategies to Stop AI Context Degradation
Taming Replit Agent: Strategies to Stop AI Context Degradation. The engineering reality behind the symptom, why AI agents can't fix it, and the moves that ship your app to production.
ReadJuly 29, 2026 · 7 min
I Fixed It (But It Didn't): Diagnosing AI Confidence Illusions in Code
I Fixed It (But It Didn't): Diagnosing AI Confidence Illusions in Code. The engineering reality behind the symptom, why AI agents can't fix it, and the moves that ship your app to production.
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