March 22, 2024
Customer Support for a One-Person Startup
How I handle support for 50+ businesses without losing my mind.
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Peter Kibet Byegon
Full stack engineer. Built SokoSuite to help SMEs run better with ERP, POS, and cloud solutions. Background in Electrical Engineering. Previously at Telkom Kenya and Outliers Tech. Based in Nairobi.
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February 14, 2024
State Management in React: Keep It Simple
Why we ditched Redux for Context API and local state, and haven't looked back.
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How We Think About Competition
Our approach to analyzing competitors without obsessing over them.
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Managing Burn Rate When Revenue is Unpredictable
How we keep SokoSuite running on thin margins and uncertain income.
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Infrastructure as Code: Why We Don't Do It (Yet)
The case against premature infrastructure automation for early-stage startups.
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Integrating M-Pesa: A Technical Guide
The practical details of building mobile money payments into your application.
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PostgreSQL Optimization: From Slow Queries to Fast
How we cut database query times by 90% with indexing, query planning, and some common sense.
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How We Decide What Features to Build Next
The framework we use to prioritize product development when everything seems urgent.
Read more →July 18, 2023
Building Software for SMEs: Lessons from 50+ Deployments
What I learned about product development from working with small businesses across Kenya.
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Security Basics for Bootstrapped SaaS
The essential security practices we implement to protect customer data on a tight budget.
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