Guidebooks

AI Assistants That Never Sleep: OpenClaw & PicoClaw for SaaS Founders

Learn how to set up self-hosted AI assistants on a VPS to automate research, marketing, and development tasks while you sleep. Complete guides for OpenClaw and PicoClaw with Docker.

Before you start installing OpenClaw or PicoClaw, you need to understand what hardware resources each requires. This chapter gives you a clear comparison so you can choose the right VPS plan and avoid frustrating…

Elixir Phoenix for SaaS Founders

A guide for non-technical SaaS founders who want to understand why Elixir and Phoenix offer unfair advantages for building scalable, maintainable applications. Uses real business stories and case studies instead of technical jargon.

The Day 37signals Shared Their AWS Bill On January 13, 2023, David Heinemeier Hansson (DHH), CTO of 37signals, published a blog post that shook the SaaS industry. He revealed something most companies keep secret…

Payments Architecture for SaaS Founders

A practical guide to payment architecture for SaaS founders and developers. Covers Stripe, PayPal, Polar.sh, Paddle, Gumroad, and Shopify with Elixir/Phoenix and SvelteKit code examples. Learn how to choose providers, handle webhooks, design payment databases, manage subscriptions, and scale your payment infrastructure.

The Tiny Elixir Guidebook

Learn Elixir from zero through building real projects. No CS degree required. Friendly, analogy-first approach to functional programming.

Imagine you own a restaurant. One night, a fire breaks out in the kitchen. In most restaurants, this means disaster—dinner service stops, customers leave angry, and you lose money. But your restaurant is different. When…

Vibe Coding The Smart Way

A comprehensive guide to AI-assisted development for founders, developers, and teams who want to ship faster without sacrificing quality. Learn which SaaS opportunities exist in the AI age, how to use Claude Code and OpenCode effectively, prevent AI hallucinations, and deploy to production.

Deploying your application is the final step in making it available to users. This chapter provides an overview of deployment options for ThinkCodeShip templates, helping you choose the right platform for your needs…