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Designing around USSD and SMS, not against them

What redesigning the Pebla mobile money app taught us about building on top of the wallet people already use.

Acend Mobile · October 14, 2026 · 6 min read

AIAI

October 2, 2026 · 5 min read

A chatbot that only answers from your own content

How we built an AI assistant for the MINDS Alumni Network that cites its sources and politely declines everything else.

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EngineeringEngineering

September 21, 2026 · 4 min read

Websites that work before the database does

Why our CMS-driven sites ship with built-in content, and how that made the Empower Communities Ghana launch painless.

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DesignDesign

August 27, 2026 · 5 min read

Design systems that engineers actually love

Why most design systems fail at the handoff, and how designing in components from day one keeps Figma and code in sync.

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EngineeringEngineering

July 14, 2026 · 8 min read

Choosing a backend stack in 2026

Node, Python or Go? Postgres or something newer? A practical guide to picking boring technology that scales.

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ProcessProcess

June 22, 2026 · 4 min read

How async-first teams ship faster

Fewer meetings, clearer writing and weekly demos: the operating rhythm behind our client projects.

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