Notes from the work
Notes from BeeBase on shipping software, AI and agents, and the cloud bill that comes with them.
- AWS Cost Optimization Checklist for Startups: Cut Waste Without Slowing ShippingA practical AWS cost checklist for startups—find idle spend, right-size resources, set budgets, and know when Savings Plans actually make sense.BeeBase
- AWS
- Cloud cost
- Startups
- Local Service Website That Converts: Mobile CTAs, Service Pages, and a Path From Google to a Booked JobBuild a local service website that turns Maps and search visitors into calls and form leads—mobile CTAs, service pages, trust signals, and a clear next step.BeeBase
- Local services
- Websites
- Conversion
- MVP Development Cost in 2026: Realistic Ranges, What Drives Price, and How to ScopeWhat startups actually pay for an MVP—cost ranges by type, what inflates scope, and how to brief an agency without overbuilding.BeeBase
- MVP
- Cost
- Scoping
- Lead Generation System for Local Service Businesses: Capture, Instant Response, and Follow-Up That Books JobsStop losing website and ad leads to slow follow-up. Build a local lead system: forms that qualify, instant alerts, auto-replies, and a simple pipeline you own.BeeBase
- Lead generation
- Local services
- Agency vs Freelancer for Your MVP: A Decision Framework for FoundersCompare agency vs freelancer for MVP builds—cost, continuity, design+QA coverage, and a checklist to choose without wasting runway.BeeBase
- Agency
- Freelancer
- MVP
- Online Booking System for Local Businesses: When SaaS Is Enough—and When to Build It Into Your SiteCompare SaaS booking apps vs a branded booking flow on your website—costs to think about, deposits/reminders, and when custom booking is worth it.BeeBase
- Booking
- Local business
- How to Add Generative AI to an Existing Product—Use Cases That Ship, Not Press ReleasesA practical path to GenAI in your product: pick one workflow, prove value fast, use RAG before fine-tuning, and measure cost, quality, and adoption.BeeBase
- Generative AI
- Product
- Ecommerce for Local Retail Stores: Own Your Storefront, Sync Inventory, Offer Pickup and Local DeliveryLaunch an online store that fits a local shop—branded storefront, BOPIS/local delivery, inventory that doesn’t double-sell, without marketplace commission traps.BeeBase
- Ecommerce
- Retail
- SaaS UX Mistakes That Kill Activation—and the Design Fixes That Actually MatterFix the SaaS UX mistakes that block activation: define the value moment, shorten onboarding, design empty states, and measure time-to-value.BeeBase
- SaaS
- UX
- Activation
- Do You Need a Website If You Have a Google Business Profile? What the Listing Can’t Do AloneYou can run a Google Business Profile without a site—but you’ll lack service pages, owned lead capture, and conversion control. Here’s when a real website pays off.BeeBase
- Google Business Profile
- Websites