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05/27/2026

🚨 We’ve got two upcoming webinars for founders building with AI, scaling SaaS products, and trying to avoid expensive technical mistakes later on.

🎤 Hosted by MicroConf
🤖 The Modern Builder: Vibe-Coding, AI-Accelerated Development, and Creating Market-Validated Products
🗣️with Carlos Sanabria

📅 Members-only session

Vibe-coding tools have made it easier than ever to go from idea to prototype, but only 10% of AI-built apps actually make it to production.

In this session, Carlos will break down:
🔹 Why vibe-coded apps fail at scale
🔹 The hidden architecture and security risks AI tools create
🔹 What “AI-generated monoliths” look like under the hood
🔹 How senior engineering teams are really implementing AI-assisted development
🔹 Why the biggest gains happen when AI is paired with intentional engineering and product thinking

If you’re building with AI right now, this session will give you a much clearer picture of what it actually takes to scale confidently.

📢 Hosted by Founders Network
🧠 SaaS Audit Red Flags: Lessons for Non-Technical Founders
🗣️ with Carlos Sanabria

📅 June 25 | 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM GMT-5

Using real-world case studies and past SaaS audits, this webinar focuses on the red flags founders should know before technical debt, poor architecture, or scaling issues start slowing everything down.

We’ll cover:
🔹 Common warning signs in SaaS products
🔹 What founders should ask engineering teams early
🔹 Lessons learned from real audits and rebuilds
🔹 Practical ways to avoid painful (and expensive) mistakes later

🎟️ Join the event here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/saas-audit-red-flags-lessons-for-non-technical-founders-tickets-1985112612261

05/21/2026

A lot of products today get built really fast.

AI made that possible. You can go from idea to something usable in days.

But a few months later, things can start breaking in ways that aren’t obvious at first.
Simple updates take longer, bugs appear everywhere, performance starts slipping, and the product becomes harder to scale.

We just published an article on Clutch that breaks down a real SaaS case we worked on, including what was happening behind the scenes from an architecture, scalability, and security perspective.

If your product is starting to feel harder to manage as it grows, this is worth reading.

https://clutch.co/resources/why-sustainable-architecture-non-negotiable-asset

05/18/2026

Most founders are still thinking about building.

The ones winning in 2026? They’re thinking about defensibility.

What makes your product hard to copy?
What keeps customers from leaving?
What actually gives you leverage as AI levels the playing field?

We put together a survey to break this down across founders:

→ tech moat
→ data advantage
→ distribution strategy
→ AI in product + service
→ what really causes churn

It’s meant to expose where your business is actually strong… and where it isn’t.

If you take a few minutes to fill it out, we’ll send you a full report with aggregated insights and patterns we’re seeing across founders in 2026.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSehGnZXyuzeTTNBo2XSkO3tCy5T0RPCFGv9MHWNA3JvI5aH0w/viewform

05/13/2026

Last week, our Partnerships Manager, Carlos Sanabria, joined founders, operators, and investors in San Francisco for a couple of great startup community events hosted by Founder Social Club and Founders Network.

Always great seeing Designli in rooms full of people building ambitious things and sharing ideas around SaaS, fundraising, product strategy, and growth. 🚀

Thanks to everyone who connected with us. Looking forward to the next one.

05/11/2026

Most founders stress about the wrong things.

Features. Timelines. Budget.

But the thing that ends up shaping everything? Who you build with.

In his latest newsletter, Keith Shields shares a lesson from early days. A few takeaways from this edition:

• The right partner understands your business, not just your code
• AI can speed things up, but it won’t make the hard decisions for you
• Cultural fit isn’t “nice to have”, it’s what determines if things actually work
• The best partners don’t just execute, they challenge you when it matters

At the end of the day, your product partner should be the one thing you don’t have to worry about.

If you’re building right now, this one’s worth the read.

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/your-product-partner-should-one-thing-you-dont-worry-shields--5g84e

05/06/2026

AI is making it easier than ever to build software fast. But speed alone doesn’t guarantee stability, scalability, or clean architecture.

We’re seeing more founders launch quickly with AI-assisted development tools, only to hit major issues once real users and growth enter the picture.

That’s what this webinar with Felix Navas, Director of Operations at Designli, will cover on May 14:
• The hidden risks of vibe-coding and AI-accelerated development
• When it makes sense to scale with a dev shop vs. in-house
• What separates a quick prototype from production-ready software

If you’re building an MVP or scaling a SaaS product, this will be a valuable conversation.

Grab your spot here:

Join a technical deep-dive webinar with Felix Navas, Director of Operations at Designli, as we explore practical strategies for building your MVP with modern…

05/04/2026

“At first it felt too good to be true… but it wasn’t.”

Really appreciate this review from Curt Kempton, founder and CEO of ResponsiBid.

Clarity, real guidance, and a focus on results is what we aim for every time.

04/29/2026

We’re out in Silicon Valley this week at Startup Grind 🚀

It’s been a busy few days at the booth connecting with SaaS founders who are actively building and scaling their products. One thing is clear from these conversations: founders aren’t just looking for someone to build features anymore. They’re looking for clarity, consistency, and a team they can trust as things grow.

We also hosted a workshop earlier this week that saw a strong turnout, with great engagement from founders working through real product and growth challenges.

Let’s go 🔥

04/27/2026

CapTech Services was managing dozens of wells across Texas using scattered Excel sheets. Scheduling, maintenance, and customer updates were all manual, which made things slow and harder to scale.

We helped turn that into a centralized platform built for how their team actually works.

Technicians can now log work on-site with GPS and photo tagging. Managers have real-time visibility into jobs and team activity. Customers get clear, up-to-date reports without the constant back-and-forth.

By simplifying the way everything is tracked and shared, the operation went from reactive and manual to organized, efficient, and ready to grow.

Take a look at how it all came together: https://designli.co/captech-services

04/23/2026

AI is making it easier than ever to build software fast.

But here’s the catch: a lot of developers still don’t fully trust the code it generates, and we’re seeing why.

Things look fine on the surface, but bugs, logic gaps, and messy structure start showing up later. That’s where human code review really matters.

AI helps you move fast.
Good engineering is what keeps things from breaking.

If you’re building with AI, this is worth a quick read: https://news.designrush.com/46-percent-developers-distrust-ai-coding-cools-human-code-review