Astrovion · Field Notes
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What we build, break, and learn: web development, DevOps, and shipping software that lasts.
Latest15 min readOleksii Buhaiov
What SOC 2, GDPR, HIPAA and the EU AI Act actually cost a software company — the audit fee versus the all-in number, the 240–380 hours nobody invoices, where the published figures come from, and the deadline that moved while everyone kept quoting the old one.
Read articleA buyer's guide to hiring an AI automation partner — what the tiers actually cost, the ten questions that have falsifiable answers, what the quote leaves out, and the one condition without which no agency can prove anything.
How much more it costs to build and run a product once you add AI — the +15–30% premium, the 2–2.5× multiple hiding in vendor tables, what the money actually buys, and the run cost nobody puts in the proposal.
A grounded breakdown of MVP cost and timeline in 2026 — the real ranges by build path, what actually drives the number, how long it takes, the hidden costs nobody quotes, and the rebuild trap that inverts the cheap option.
A grounded look at how autonomous AI agents reshape business by 2030 — the autonomy ladder, what actually changes, where agents earn their keep first, and a concrete playbook to start now.