The Mendly blog

Notes on shipping AI-built code that actually scales.

Refactoring, security, DPDP compliance and the road from a vibe-coded MVP to a real product.

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Checklist·1 min

What Camera Gear to Rent for a Wedding Shoot

Weddings are unforgiving — there are no retakes. Here's the rental kit that keeps you covered from mandap to reception.

Sep 5, 2026
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Guide·1 min

E-commerce Website Cost in India: The Real Numbers

An online store can cost ₹40,000 or ₹6 lakh. Here's what drives the number and how to spend where it matters.

Sep 4, 2026
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Guide·1 min

Cinema Camera Rental: What to Pick and When

A cinema camera isn't always the right rent. Here's when it's worth it, and what to pair it with so the footage actually looks the part.

Sep 3, 2026
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Guide·1 min

Custom Website vs Template: Which Should You Choose?

Templates are cheap and fast; custom is distinctive and scalable. Here's the honest trade-off, and who each is really for.

Sep 2, 2026
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Guide·1 min

How Much Does Camera Rental Cost in Dehradun?

Rental day-rates in Dehradun swing from a few hundred rupees to several thousand. Here's what sits behind each, and how to budget a shoot.

Sep 1, 2026
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Tutorial·2 min

12 Things That Make a Website Actually Convert

A beautiful website that doesn't convert is expensive decoration. Here are 12 things that actually turn visitors into customers.

Aug 31, 2026
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Guide·2 min

SEO Services in Dehradun: What Businesses Actually Need (and What to Skip)

SEO is sold with a lot of jargon and a few dangerous promises. Here's what actually moves rankings for a Dehradun business, and how long it really takes.

Aug 29, 2026
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Guide·1 min

Social Media Marketing Pricing in India: What You Actually Pay

SMM packages in India run from ₹8,000 to ₹1,50,000 a month. Here's what's actually inside each, and what makes the difference.

Aug 28, 2026
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Playbook·2 min

How to Choose a Digital Marketing Agency in Dehradun

Retainers in Dehradun run ₹20,000–₹80,000 a month, and results vary wildly. Here's how to choose an agency that reports outcomes, not vanity clicks.

Aug 27, 2026
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Guide·2 min

How Much Does It Cost to Build a SaaS Product?

A SaaS MVP can cost ₹3 lakh or ₹30 lakh. Here's what sits behind the range and how to spend the least to learn the most.

Aug 26, 2026
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Guide·2 min

How Much Does Ecommerce Development Cost in Dehradun?

Online-store quotes in Dehradun range from ₹18,500 to well past ₹50,000. Here's what changes at each level, and why the cheapest store often costs the most.

Aug 25, 2026
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Guide·2 min

How to Find the Best Creative Agency in Dehradun

Every agency says they're 'creative' and 'result-driven'. Here's how to actually tell the good ones apart in Dehradun.

Aug 24, 2026
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Playbook·2 min

How to Choose a Web Development Company in Dehradun

Dehradun has no shortage of web companies. Here's how to tell a real partner from a ₹999 template shop — the questions to ask and the red flags to walk away from.

Aug 23, 2026
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Website Cost in Dehradun (2026): What You Should Actually Budget

Quotes for a website in Dehradun run from ₹3,800 to well over ₹50,000. Here's what sits behind each price, and what a cheap site quietly costs you later.

Aug 21, 2026
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Tutorial·2 min

How to Build a Brand Identity, Step by Step

A logo isn't a brand. Here's the actual order of operations for building an identity that holds together across everything you make.

Aug 21, 2026
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Website Development Cost in India: A 2026 Breakdown

From a ₹15,000 template to a ₹5,00,000 custom build, here's what a website really costs in India and where your money goes.

Aug 19, 2026
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How Much Does a Logo Design Cost in India? (2026 Guide)

Logo prices in India swing from ₹500 to well over a lakh. Here's what sits behind each price band, and how to pick the right one for your business.

Aug 17, 2026
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Playbook·8 min

Rescue Engineering: How to Take an AI-Built MVP to Production in 2026

"Rescue engineering" — fixing AI-built apps for production — is the hottest discipline in tech in 2026. If your vibe-coded MVP is breaking under real users, here is the exact playbook: what to fix, in what order, and what it actually costs.

Jul 1, 2026
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Tutorial·8 min

Exposed API Keys in Your Vibe-Coded App: Find and Fix Them Before They Find You

In February 2026, a developer got an $82,000 cloud bill because one API key leaked. Bots scan GitHub for exposed secrets within minutes of a push. Here is the exact process to find every leaked key in your vibe-coded app and fix it permanently today.

Jul 1, 2026
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Guide·9 min

AI Generated Code Technical Debt: What It Is, Why It's Killing Your App, and How to Fix It

AI coding tools create technical debt 4x faster than hand-written code. Here is exactly what that means for your Cursor, Lovable, or Bolt app — and the step-by-step process to fix it before it kills your growth.

Jul 1, 2026
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Guide·9 min

Refactor or Rewrite? How to Decide for Your AI-Built App

Every founder with a breaking vibe-coded app asks the same question: should I refactor it or start over? Here is the honest decision framework — with real signals for each answer.

Jun 29, 2026
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Tutorial·10 min

How to Make Your AI-Built App 10x Faster Without a Rewrite

Your vibe-coded app is slow and you don't know why. Here are the six performance fixes that Mendly applies to every AI-built app — specific, ranked by impact, and zero rebuilds needed.

Jun 29, 2026
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Why Your Lovable App Breaks in Production (And How to Fix It)

Lovable gets you to a live app in hours — then real users arrive and things start breaking. Here are the five exact failure patterns in every Lovable build and how to fix them without rebuilding.

Jun 29, 2026
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Why AI-Generated Code Breaks at Scale (And How to Fix It)

Your vibe-coded app worked perfectly at launch, but now it's falling apart. Here is the real reason AI-generated code breaks under pressure—and how to fix it.

Jun 26, 2026
From Vibe-Coded MVP to Production: The Complete ChecklistRead →
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From Vibe-Coded MVP to Production: The Complete Checklist

Built your MVP with Cursor or Lovable? Here is the exact technical checklist to take a vibe-coded app to production without breaking your architecture.

Jun 26, 2026
What Is Vibe Coding? A Founder's Guide for 2026Read →
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What Is Vibe Coding? A Founder's Guide for 2026

Vibe coding is how founders ship apps in days—but most hit a technical wall fast. Here is what it actually is and how to scale without breaking your codebase.

Jun 26, 2026
DPDP Act for Startups: Your 2026 Compliance ChecklistRead →
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DPDP Act for Startups: Your 2026 Compliance Checklist

India's DPDP Act applies to your startup too — and most AI-built databases fail it. Here's the plain-English checklist of what your data setup must have.

Jun 8, 2026
Exposed .env File? How to Check and Fix It FastRead →
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Exposed .env File? How to Check and Fix It Fast

Vibe-coded apps leak API keys all the time. Here's how to check if your .env file is exposed in five minutes — and lock it down before it drains your wallet.

Jun 8, 2026
How to Take a Vibe-Coded MVP to Production SafelyRead →
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How to Take a Vibe-Coded MVP to Production Safely

You shipped fast with AI. Now real users are arriving. A practical, no-rewrite playbook for hardening performance, security and architecture before it breaks.

Jun 8, 2026
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Tutorial·7 min

Supabase RLS for Vibe Coders: The 5-Minute Crash Course

May 24, 2026

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