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Why tech startups fail - based on auditing 50+ SaaS startups

Why tech startups fail - based on auditing 50+ SaaS startups

I’m sure you’ve heard the statistic that 9 out of 10 startups fail. How can you win against such odds? Is there a secret startup handbook to read or an investment due diligence checklist to follow? Madewithlove has audited over 50 companies, usually as part of an investment...

Seniority level in software engineering and how to assess it

Seniority level in software engineering and how to assess it

As a non-technical founder, it can be difficult to determine if your development team is composed of engineers that are on a staff engineer, senior or junior level, or somewhere in between. This especially becomes a big challenge when it’s time to hire your first engineer or expand the...

Querying your Redux store with GraphQL

Querying your Redux store with GraphQL

Rationale I love React and I love Redux, but one of the things I struggle with a lot is how complicated the latter can make codebases. You add it and look away for five seconds and suddenly it’s all boilerplate and wiring code, sometimes to do very simple things....

Smooth Sailing

Smooth Sailing

Here at madewithlove, we don’t do design. We’ve been saying that in almost every sales pitch over the years, each time with the feeling we leave an opportunity to help our clients on the table. We could have hired a digital designer to bring the madewithlove vibe to...

Pulse: Episode 3 - Between Us - PHP

Pulse: Episode 3 - Between Us - PHP

On this episode of madewithlove’s Pulse podcast, Vinch Battaglia, CTO in residence, welcomes Wouter Sioen, software engineer, and Jonas Drieghe, software engineer, all members of the madewithlove team. We use PHP in-house and on our client projects so we decided to discuss why that is. Listen to this Pulse...

Pulse: Episode 2 - Between Us - Refactoring

Pulse: Episode 2 - Between Us - Refactoring

The madewithlove team dives into their first Between Us session where they discuss problems that they encounter through their daily work. Today’s topic is refactoring. Vinch Battaglia, CTO in residence, is joined by Jonas Drieghe, software engineer, and Dimi Van Lunter, engineering manager, to gain their insights. Listen to...

Pulse: Episode 1 - Jeremy Le Van (Cowboy)

Pulse: Episode 1 - Jeremy Le Van (Cowboy)

Tune in for spicy and insightful conversations on all things SaaS, products,(technical) leadership and product. In Pulse, the podcast, madewithlove’s Vincent Battaglia talks with leaders in the tech startup and scale-up ecosystem. There are also some podcast episodes where Vincent talks with his own colleagues about everything he...

Pulse podcast - Pilot with Andreas Creten

Pulse podcast - Pilot with Andreas Creten

Tune in for spicy and insightful conversations on all things SaaS, products,(technical) leadership and product. In Pulse, the podcast, madewithlove’s Vincent Battaglia talks with leaders in the tech startup and scale-up ecosystem. There are also some podcast episodes where Vincent talks with his own colleagues about everything he...

Pitfalls when switching branching models

Pitfalls when switching branching models

So you’ve decided to switch from one branching model to another. Did GitFlow catch your eye? Is it time to tackle feature flags with trunk-based development? No matter which model you choose, switching from one to another can be complicated. Here are 4 pitfalls we’ve seen that we...

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