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

Evaluate developer work without reading code. A 6-signal framework based on Google's DORA research: rollbacks, testing, deploy frequency, lead time and more.

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 it makes sense, what it costs and simpler ways to protect your code.

Oct 23, 2025

Developer Relationships

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

Website ownership transfer checklist: take back your domain, hosting, code, email, analytics and other accounts from your developer or agency, step by step.

Aug 14, 2025

Website Operations

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

8 website problems your developer may not mention, from expiring SSL certificates and untested backups to slow pages and no monitoring. Learn how to raise them.

Mar 9, 2025

Developer Relationships

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

50 questions to ask your developer about security, performance, costs, backups, monitoring and compliance. A copy/paste checklist to uncover hidden risks early.

Jan 23, 2025