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Thoughts on billing, subscriptions, and building SaaS the right way.

Stripe Billing Alternatives for Indie Developers and Solo Founders - Comparison
Comparison

Stripe Billing Alternatives for Indie Developers and Solo Founders

A practical comparison of subscription billing solutions for solo developers, covering Stripe Billing, Paddle, LemonSqueezy, and StackBE—with honest pros and cons.

Jan 21, 202613 min read
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SaaS Subscription States: A Complete Guide to Trialing, Active, Past Due, and Canceled - Technical
Technical

SaaS Subscription States: A Complete Guide to Trialing, Active, Past Due, and Canceled

Everything you need to know about subscription lifecycle states, when transitions happen, and how to handle each state in your application.

Jan 11, 202611 min read
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Stripe Webhook Best Practices: Reliability, Security, and Error Handling - Technical
Technical

Stripe Webhook Best Practices: Reliability, Security, and Error Handling

A comprehensive guide to handling Stripe webhooks correctly, covering signature verification, idempotency, retry logic, and common pitfalls that cause payment issues.

Dec 29, 202512 min read
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How to Add Subscriptions to a Chrome Extension: The Complete Guide - Tutorial
Tutorial

How to Add Subscriptions to a Chrome Extension: The Complete Guide

A step-by-step guide to monetizing your Chrome extension with subscriptions, covering authentication, payment integration, and license validation.

Dec 16, 202510 min read
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How We Run StackBE on StackBE (And Why That Matters) - Company
Company

How We Run StackBE on StackBE (And Why That Matters)

Our credibility post. Explains dogfooding, the billing tenant, and real-world usage.

Dec 12, 20254 min read
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Entitlements Over Feature Flags: A Better Way to Gate SaaS Features - Technical
Technical

Entitlements Over Feature Flags: A Better Way to Gate SaaS Features

Shows how access control tied to subscriptions simplifies both backend and frontend logic.

Dec 10, 20255 min read
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Stripe Is a Payment Gateway, Not Your Billing System - Opinion
Opinion

Stripe Is a Payment Gateway, Not Your Billing System

A sharp, opinionated post that resonates with developers who have felt Stripe sprawl get out of hand.

Dec 8, 20256 min read
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The Real SaaS Data Model: Tenants, Apps, Customers, and Subscriptions - Architecture
Architecture

The Real SaaS Data Model: Tenants, Apps, Customers, and Subscriptions

A deep but approachable breakdown of the hierarchy that powers modern SaaS platforms.

Dec 5, 20257 min read
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Stop Building Billing: Why Subscriptions Don't Belong in Your Core App - Strategy
Strategy

Stop Building Billing: Why Subscriptions Don't Belong in Your Core App

A strategic piece explaining why billing logic becomes technical debt and how separating it accelerates product velocity.

Dec 2, 20255 min read
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