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Guides on payments, Shopify, AI and compliance from the two founders who build these systems.
Payments5 min read
Taking a deposit is the easy part. Keeping the quote, every payment and the order in agreement is the real work, and Shopify's lower plans won't do it for you.
Saumya AgrawalPublished
Payments5 min read
A personal build: the wallet sets the call length before it rings, billing settles once at the end, and here's what production would still need.
Karan MaliPublished
Planning and cost6 min read
Two quotes for a booking app can describe different products. Worked budgets for a website and a booking app, running costs, and how to compare quotes.
Saumya AgrawalPublished
Payments5 min read
A personal build: the wallet sets the call length before it rings, billing settles once at the end, and here's what production would still need.
Karan MaliPublished
Planning and cost6 min read
Two quotes for a booking app can describe different products. Worked budgets for a website and a booking app, running costs, and how to compare quotes.
Saumya AgrawalPublished
Commerce5 min read
When sales close by phone or in the shop, Shopify sees only the last step. What a CRM should hold, how to sync without duplicates, and when Zoho is enough.
Saumya AgrawalPublished
Commerce7 min read
Eligibility is narrower than the announcement, especially for Indian stores. What UCP changes and the catalogue and checkout checks worth making first.
Karan MaliPublished
Compliance7 min read
A PDF by email isn't an eInvoice. The provider deadlines, what B2B scope covers, and the data, retry and reconciliation work your billing system needs.
Karan MaliPublished
AI and automation10 min read
MCP lets ChatGPT or Claude query your CRM, accounts or payments directly. Connecting is the easy part. Whose login it uses, what it may change and what you can trace afterwards decide whether it's safe.
Karan MaliPublished Updated
Planning and cost7 min read
The message rate is one line of the bill. Message categories, the October 2026 service charge, provider fees and a spreadsheet to budget your workflow.
Saumya AgrawalPublished
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