The 2026 Build Landscape
No-code vs custom-built, the real cost/speed tradeoff, and a skeptical, evidence-checked look at what AI-assisted development actually does to a solo founder's timeline.
In this module
No-code vs custom-builtThe real tradeoff is speed-to-signal versus ceiling, not "cheap vs expensive" — and most of the specific dollar figures you'll see for this are unsourcedAI-assisted development: a reality checkTwo real randomized controlled trials, three years apart, pointing in opposite directions — and what actually explains the difference