Developer Relationships

Navigate the challenges of working with development teams when you're not technical yourself. This category helps non-technical founders and business owners ask the right questions, spot infrastructure problems developers might not mention, understand what you actually own versus what your developer controls, and manage the transition when developers leave. Learn how to evaluate proposals, maintain healthy accountability, implement code escrow protection, and avoid expensive surprises. Essential reading for anyone managing developers, evaluating technical work, or recovering from problematic developer relationships.

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How to Judge Your Dev Team's Work When You Can't Read Code

You can't read code, but you can judge the process. Learn the 6-signal framework for evaluating your dev team: rollback capability, testing discipline, deployment frequency, lead time, trade-off transparency, and failure handling. Based on Google's DORA research into delivery performance, reliability, and risk.

Developer Relationships

Do You Need Source Code Escrow? (Probably Not, But Here's When You Do)

Source code escrow sounds important, but most small businesses don't need it. Learn when escrow actually makes sense, what it costs, and simpler alternatives that solve the same problem for less money.

Oct 23, 2025

Developer Relationships

How to Take Back Control: The Complete Website Ownership Transfer Checklist

Step-by-step guide to transferring website ownership from your developer or agency. Covers domains, hosting, code repositories, email, analytics, and third-party services. Avoid common traps and ensure you truly own your digital assets.

Aug 14, 2025

Website Operations

8 Website Problems Your Developer Isn't Mentioning (And Why They're Staying Quiet)

Your developer isn't hiding problems on purpose—but critical infrastructure issues pile up silently. Learn the 8 most common website problems developers don't mention: SSL certificates expiring, untested backups, slow performance, security updates, no monitoring, broken mobile experience, rising hosting costs, and infrastructure ownership gaps. Includes how to start the conversation and what to ask.

Mar 9, 2025

Developer Relationships

50 Questions Every Non-Technical Founder Should Ask Their Developer (Copy/Paste Ready)

Copy/paste ready checklist of 50 infrastructure questions organized by topic: security, performance, costs, reliability, monitoring, mobile, scalability, documentation, and compliance. Learn what to ask your developer to uncover hidden risks.

Jan 23, 2025