Notes from the build.
What seven years of building products and leading teams taught me about architecture, e-commerce, leadership and the craft of shipping.
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Page 4 of 4- Build models
Freelancer vs Agency vs Fractional CTO: Who Should Build It?
Freelancer, agency, fractional tech lead or in-house team? The real costs, what each model does after launch, and how to choose by stage, not by price.
- Hiring in Brazil
Contractor or EOR in Brazil: Hiring a Developer Legally
Contractor, Employer of Record or your own entity: what each costs to hire a developer in Brazil, where the legal risk sits, and how to choose.
- Hiring in Brazil
Brazil Public Holidays 2026–2027: A Calendar for US Teams
Every day a developer in Brazil will be off through 2027, which ones the US shares, Carnival and the local holidays, and how to plan releases around them.
- Hiring in Brazil
Brazil Time Zones for US Teams: Overlap Hours by Season
How many working hours a developer in Brazil shares with each US time zone, how the gap moves in March and November, and the schedule that fixes the West Coast.
- Hiring in Brazil
How to Pay a Software Contractor in Brazil (2026)
The invoice, the transfer, the tax forms and the contract clauses for paying a developer in Brazil from the US, and what happens on the Brazilian side.
- Hiring in Brazil
Hiring a Senior Software Engineer in Brazil (2026 Guide)
What a senior engineer in Brazil costs, how many working hours you share with the US, and the contract that keeps the arrangement legal. From one who does it.