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Build, price, ship.

Concrete guides on SaaS, web and mobile app development. Field reports, not hollow theory.

Business software 19 min

Process automation: the complete 2026 guide for an SMB

Pricing the time lost, choosing between spreadsheet, no-code and custom software, what it really costs, and the six traps that make an automation fail. Sep 18, 2026Read the article

Development 21 min

Building a marketplace: the complete 2026 guide

The steps, the budget by line item, the operator's obligations (payments, DSA, VAT, e-invoicing), and what changes when the buyers are businesses. Sep 17, 2026Read the article

Development 21 min

Web application security: the complete 2026 guide

The OWASP Top 10 2025 measures, your GDPR obligations, and what to demand from your vendor at every step so you can verify it. Sep 16, 2026Read the article

Custom SaaS development: what you are really buying

Our published prices and timelines, what 15 agencies ranking on Google actually show, and the written assignment without which the code is not yours. Aug 31, 2026Read the article

Business software 20 min

Acceptance testing and go-live of business software

The full sequence, from the acceptance test plan to the end of hypercare: who tests, what signing the acceptance report triggers, and what it really costs you. Sep 4, 2026Read the article

GEO & SEO 136 min

GEO 2026: the complete guide to being recommended by ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and AI

Being understood, cited and recommended by AI. SEO vs GEO, digital authority and strategy. Jun 21, 2026Read the article

Why OTTOPILOTE exists: our DNA

The OTTOPILOTE manifesto: why we never start with a spec document, and what we really build. Jun 22, 2026Read the article

Development 12 min

SaaS MVP Development: A Founder's Guide

SaaS MVP development: scope, process, timeline and cost. What ships in 4 to 6 weeks, what pushes it back, and how to brief an agency. Aug 4, 2026Read the article

Development 17 min

The complete guide to custom software development in 2026

Custom software in 2026: definition, real costs, price ranges, ROI math, the steps and the traps to avoid. Jun 14, 2026Read the article

Where to start

The series, guide by guide.

Each series opens with a reference guide, then continues in shorter articles. Start with the guide.

Manifesto 2 articles OTTOPILOTE's DNA Why OTTOPILOTE exists, how we work, and what we truly build for the businesses that trust us. Read the guide Series 01 7 articles Software development Designing, pricing and delivering custom software: from the business need all the way to production. Read the guide Series 03 1 article AI visibility & generative search (GEO) Being understood, cited and recommended by ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and answer engines: building digital authority in the GEO era. Read the guide

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